Maharashtra sanctions Rs 100 cr to set up women help desks in police stations
06/12/2019
NEW DELHI, dec 5: The Home Ministry has sanctioned Rs 100 crore from the Nirbhaya fund to set up women help desks in police stations across the country. A home ministry statement said the women help desks would focus on making police stations more women-friendly and approachable, as they would be the first and single point of contact for any woman walking into a police station.
The ministry has sanctioned a sum Rs 100 crore from the Nirbhaya fund for setting up and strengthening of the women help desks in police stations, the statement said. The scheme would be implemented by the states and Union Territories, and lady police officers would be deployed at these help desks.
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