Women’s welfare, empowerment, and safety are all prioritised in the Uttar Pradesh Budget 2022. Under the Safe City Project, the state government has earmarked Rs 523.34 crore to this cause in six cities. The Union government’s Safe City Initiative, in conjunction with state governments, aims to create a safe, secure, and empowering environment for women in all areas to pursue their ambitions without fear of gender-based violence. This budget’s finances will be used to implement the project in six cities: Lucknow, GB Nagar, Gorakhpur, Agra, Varanasi, and Prayagraj.
Initiatives that the Uttar Pradesh government is taking to increase women’s safety:
Integrated Smart Control Room
The government will build an Integrated Smart Control Room to monitor the marked places to ensure women don’t face eve-teasing or molestation.
Installing 55 Pink Outpost Booths
The UP government will install pink outpost booths for easy filing of complaints by women. 5 drones and 1 mobile CCTV van will be deployed near the kiosk.
Installing of CCTVs in 1,500 places
The Uttar Pradesh government will install CCTVs in 1,500 places across Noida and these will be monitored via control rooms.
Installing 55 Pink Outpost Booths
The UP government will install pink outpost booths for easy filing of complaints by women. 5 drones and one mobile CCTV van will be deployed near the kiosk.
Start Pink Patrolling
Pink Patrolling is an initiative by the UP government wherein women officers keep surveillance of public places to ensure women’s safety. The government is going to use 30 SUVs and 40 scooters for pink patrolling. They have already set up women help desks in police stations to foster the cause. Also, the government has increased women’s participation in police jobs.
Street lights
The government will install street lights in dark areas for the safety of women. Uttar Pradesh Transportation would also provide an AC waiting room for women at the Noida City Center Bus Station for their safe travel.
Other measures
UP also has 3 all-women PAC batallions in Gorakhpur, Badaun, and Lucknow. The government has marked around 699 hospitals at Noida-Greno (Greater Noida), emphasising women-centric health issues.
