In a first, the city will get an “all-women PCR vans” in certain zones, with the police department selecting eight female constables as drivers of the patrol vehicles.
In a first, the city will get an “all-women PCR vans” in certain zones, with the police department selecting eight female constables as drivers of the patrol vehicles.
According to a senior police officer, the initiative is likely to be launched by the next month and the areas around India Gate and South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj have been chosen for running the pilot project.
Later, all-women Police Control Room (PCR) vans will be operated in other zones, including the Delhi University area, based on a thorough analysis of the report prepared after the pilot period, said the officer.
“Also, the task of the all-women PCR units will not be confined to keeping check on instances of eve-teasing, harassment, molestation and other form of assaults on women. They shall have to attend to all kind of distress calls,” added the senior officer.
The eight women selected as drivers and a few others, who could not make the cut, had applied for the position voluntarily. The selection was done on the basis of the result of a series of tests, said a senior police official.
“The chosen female officials are also likely to receive incentives for the initiative so that other women in the force are also encouraged,” he said.
