Rajnath to launch Emergency Response Support System in 16 States/UTs & Mumbai

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will launch various initiatives for women safety here on February 19, 2019. These initiatives will include launch of Emergency Response Support System in 16 states/UTs and Mumbai city, Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal.

The 16 states/UTs are Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, J&K. To  provide  effective deterrence against the offence of rape, the  Government has enacted the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is a pan-India single number (112) based response system for persons in distress. A citizen may use the following methods to access the emergency services: Dial 112 from phone, Press power button on smart phone 3 time quickly to activate panic call to ERC – in case of feature phone, long press of “5” or “9” key on the phone will activate the panic call, Log on to ERSS website for the State and lodge emergency, Email SOS alert to State ERC, and Use 112 India Mobile App, which is available free on Google Playstore and Apple store, according to a PIB release.

Under this system, all the  states have to set up a dedicated Emergency Response Centre (ERC). It will have a team of trained Call-takers and Dispatchers to handle emergency requests relating to assistance from Police, Fire & Rescue, Health and other emergency services. Police can view all events after an Emergency call is made at the ERC.

Rajnath will also launch the Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) on the occasion. The ITSSO is meant for Law Enforcement Agencies in the country. The Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) is an online module available to law enforcement agencies at all levels- National, State, District and Police Station that allows State to undertake real-time monitoring and management for completion of investigation in rape cases in 2 months. It leverages the existing CCTNS data base, which covers nearly 15000 police stations in the country.

In order to instil sense of security in women in metro cities, the Government has identified eight cities for implementation of Safe City projects in first phase at a cost of Rs 2,919 crore. The cities are : Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow & Mumbai.

During the event, Rajnath will also make an announcement of  a special  project under Nirbhaya Fund for strengthening DNA analysis capacities in the State Forensic Science Laboratories of  four States of Tamil Nadu (Chennai and Madurai),  Uttar Pradesh ( Lucknow and Agra), West Bengal (Kolkata), and Maharashtra ( Mumbai).