The Home Ministry has sanctioned Rs 148.83 crore for installation of CCTV surveillance system in 38 markets and border check-posts in Delhi. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said installation work of CCTV surveillance system at six police stations in Phase-II at a total cost of Rs 88.87 crore has already been awarded.
He further said that installation work at five district courts for Rs 20.74 crore, Supreme Court for Rs 4.18 crore, High Court for Rs 4.16 crore, lieutenant Governor’s House for Rs 2.28 crore and VP’s House at a total cost of Rs 2.75 crore have also been awarded. While the work at five district courts, High Court and Supreme Court has been completed, others are in progress.
The Home Ministry has also sanctioned to Delhi Police 370 vehicles to be used as PCR vans. Additionally, between April 1 and June 30, the Ministry sanctioned 11 big jail vans, five mini jail vans, seven TATA Safari vehicles, three TATA Star buses, 12 Toyota Innova vehicles against condemned vehicles. The Ministry has also conveyed the approval for creation of 1,084 posts in Delhi Police, exclusively for women police personnel, in March. “A task force set up under Union Home Secretary periodically monitors law and order situation in Delhi, incl
uding women and children-related issues and traffic and transport-related issues,” Shinde said.