Veerangana on Wheels, Himachal Pradesh

On April 15, 2021, Himachal Pradesh Police Department newly launched ‘Veerangana on wheels’ scheme for all the lady constables in the state. CMO Himachal Pradesh, Mr. Jai Ram Thakur flagged off 135 two wheelers for the beneficiaries. Scheme details were provided by Director General of Police, Mr. Sanjay Kundu. Under this scheme, the lady constables at all the 135 police stations in the state, will be provided with two wheelers for reducing the response time in crimes against women. This scheme is being initiated under Nirbhaya scheme. Women helpdesks have also been set up at all the police stations. This scheme tends to enable a faster response to complaints made by girls and women in the state.

Scheme Overview:

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Scheme Objectives and Benefits:

• The main objective of this scheme is to promote a faster response to crimes against women across the state
• Under this scheme the lady cops in all the 135 police stations across the state are provided with 2-wheelers
• Women help desks have also been set up at all the 135 police stations
• This scheme tends to facilitate safety of women and girls in the state
• The quick response mechanism through women help-desks will better the experience of women visiting police stations
• 2-wheelers will increase mobility and thereby reduce the response time as the lady cops can reach the crime location at a faster pace
• This scheme tends to reduce the response time for the crimes against women thereby curbing the crime rate

Scheme Details:

• ‘Veerangana on Wheels’ Scheme is launched in the state by Himachal Pradesh Police Department on April 15, 2021
• Marking the occasion of Himachal Pradesh Day, CM Jai Ram Thakur flagged off 135 two wheelers to the lady cops in all the 135 police stations to respond to the crimes against women across the state
• This scheme is launched under Nirbhaya scheme
• Under this scheme, two wheelers are provided to the lady cops for helping them to respond quickly to the crimes against girls and women
• Women help desks have also been set up at all the 135 police stations
• This scheme tends to facilitate safety of women and girls in the state
• The quick response mechanism through women help-desks will better the experience of women visiting police stations
• Women help-desks is a central government scheme under which the government has provided Rs. 1 lakh for each police station in the state
• Desktop will also be provided at the women help-desks
• 2-wheelers will increase mobility and thereby reduce the response time as the lady cops can reach the crime location at a faster pace
• This scheme tends to curb the crime rate against girls and women in the state through quicker response to crimes