CM Constitutes High Level Panel For Giving Recommendations To Ensure Safety Of Women In Public Transport System Across Punjab

Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, May 4, 2015: The Punjab government today constituted a five member committee to give recommendations for ensuring the safety of women passengers in the public transport system across the state. (adsbygoogle...

CM Constitutes High Level Panel For Giving Recommendations To Ensure Safety Of Women In Public Transport System Across Punjab
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Chandigarh, May 4, 2015: The Punjab government today constituted a five member committee to give recommendations for ensuring the safety of women passengers in the public transport system across the state.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that a decision to this effect was taken by the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here today.

The committee comprising state Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Principal Secretary (Transport), Secretary Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes and Additional Director General of Police (Traffic) would assess the ground realities for suggesting ways and means to ensure the safety of the passengers, especially women, commuting in the public transport system. The committee has been asked to submit its report within a month, added the spokesperson.

Date: 
Monday, May 4, 2015