Lok Sabha Question No. 852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Integrated Security System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 852 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## INTEGRATED SECURITY SYSTEM

852. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of sensitive railway stations in the country, as on date;
- (b) whether the Governments has received complaints for inadequate security  to  the  passengers  on  such  stations  during  each  of  the  last three  years  and  the  current  year  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with the action taken on such complaints;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  installed  the  upgraded  Integrated Security System (ISS) on such stations to provide adequate security to the passengers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other corrective steps taken by the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 852 BY SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE AND SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  26.06.2019  REGARDING  INTEGRATED  SECURITY SYSTEM

(a):  202 Railway stations have been identified as sensitive on date. Sensitive stations are identified based on several factors like threat perception, strategic importance, crowd throughput among others. (b):  43, 37, 32 and 14 complaints for inadequate security have been received  on  such  stations  in  year  2016,  2017,  2018  and  2019  (till May) respectively. Prompt action was taken on all these complaints on  their  receipt  in  coordination  with  Government  Railway  Police

(GRP).

(c)&(d):    Policing  of  Railways  being  a  State  subject,  prevention  of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law & order in Railway premises as well as  on running trains and security  of  railway  tracks,  tunnels  &  bridges  are  the  statutory responsibility  of  the  State  Governments,  which  they  discharge through  Government  Railway  Police  (GRP).  RPF  supplements  the efforts of GRP  to provide better protection and security of passenger are and passengers and for matters connected therewith.

State  Level  Security  Committee  for  Railways  (SLSCR)  have  been constituted for all State/Union Territories (UTs) under the Chairmanship of respective Director General of Police/ Commissioner  of  States/UTs  for  regular  monitoring  and  review  of security arrangement over Railways. Regular analysis of crime and modus  operandi  adopted  by  criminals  is  done  to  identify  crime prone  trains,  stations  &  sections  and  detection  of  crime  against passengers in such trains/stations & sections in coordination with Government Railway Police (GRP).

Security has been identified as one of the priority areas by Railways for strengthening and upgradation. Security measures are initiated to strengthen overall security of railway stations including access control at important railway stations, guarding of platforms, surveillance through CCTV cameras, operationalisation and upgradation  of  Security  Help  Line  number  182  etc.,  escorting  of trains in vulnerable sections, deployment of women  security personnel  in  ladies  coaches,  drive  against  unauthorized  person  in Railway station and trains among others.

Further,  with  a  view  to  strengthen  surveillance  mechanism  at sensitive  railway  stations,  installation  of  an  Integrated  Security System (ISS) has been approved for 202 identified stations comprising of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system, access control, personal and baggage screening system and bomb detection  system.  CCTV  cameras  have  already  been  provided  at over  128  identified  railway  stations  under  ISS.  In  addition,  132 baggage  scanners,  4780  hand  held  metal  detectors,  35  under vehicle scanning system (UVSS) and 86 bomb detection items have also been provided under ISS.

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