Safe City Projects
3733 SMT. SANGEETA YADAV:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of cities identified for implementation under safe city projects phase-I;
(b) the number of municipalities and other stakeholders identified for implementation of project by Police;
(c) the details of programmes initiated to strengthen safety of women; and
(d) the number of cities where safe city implementation portion has been launched to map and track deployment of assets?
ANSWER:
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA) (a) to (b): ‘Police’ and ‘Public order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including crime against women are with the respective State Governments. However, as part of several initiatives for safety of women by the Government, Safe City Projects have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) under the Nirbhaya Fund Scheme in 8 cities namely Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. The State