The Union Home Ministry on Thursday approved a Safe City project for Lucknow at a total cost of Rs.194.44 crore under the Nirbhaya Fund Scheme. The project would be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with Centre and State sharing the funding in 60:40 ratio.
Under this project, Lucknow will have integrated control room, special unit for women protection and pink out posts to tackle atrocities against women, special desks for women in each police stations in the city.
“This approval is a part of MHA’s plans to implement Safe City projects in eight selected cities, namely, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow under Nirbhaya Fund with the purpose of strengthening safety and security of women in public places. The projects are being implemented in consultation with Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Urban Development,
Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology, respective Municipal & Police Commissioners of the cities and civil society organisations,” the Home Ministry said in a statement.