New Delhi: Safety and security of women have always been paramount to the Indian Railways. Railway Protection Force (RPF) and frontline railway staff are relentlessly working to ensure safe and secure travel of women over the Indian railways.

Dedicated to this objective of women security, a pan India drive ‘Operation Mahila Suraksha’ was launched from May 3rd to 31st May 2022. During this drive, RPF arrested more than 7000 persons who were travelling unauthorizedly in the coaches reserved for women. RPF also rescued 150 women from becoming the victims of human trafficking.

In a statement, the Ministry of Railways said that a pan India initiative ‘Meri Saheli’ is also operational. As many as 283 teams (covering 223 stations) of trained women officers and personnel with an average total deployment of 1125 lady RPF personnel per day, are deployed across the Indian railways who interacted with more than 2 lakh 25 thousand ladies during this period. /BI/