railway safety

special drive to bust the organized gangs operating in trains and at Stations and a better system will be evolved for rail crimes through networking for sharing passenger crime intelligence and special intelligence




discuss various innovative measures with the State Home Secretaries to ensure better security of Rail Passengers. The meeting also discussed an Action Plan to tackle the problem of theft of passengers’ belongings and drugging incidents. Under this Action Plan, a committee of four State Home Secretaries has been constituted who will submit its report in a months time on strategies to tackle the problem of theft and drugging. It will also address the problems of non-registration of cases. The State Home Secretaries were urged to direct the GRP to minimize crimes on Railways so as to instill confidence amongst the traveling public.

Other issues discussed at the meeting include the restructuring of the security forces involved in passenger security, including women security, Naxal attacks on Railways in different States, tackling militant activities in North Eastern region, tackling political agitation targeting Railways etc.