Lok Sabha Question No. 810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Safety and Security of Passengers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## SAFETY AND SECURITY OF PASSENGERS

810. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the guidelines issued by the Government to Railway Protection Force (RPF) pertaining to security and safety of passengers;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  noticed  certain  shortcomings  in implementation of the said guidelines and if so,  the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  incidents  of  attacks  on  critical  infrastructure  of Railways by various extremist groups and other outfits have increased during each of the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof, Zone-wise; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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. 810 BY SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE AND SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING SAFETY  AND SECURITY OF PASSENGERS

(a)&(b):  Central  Government  has  entrusted  Railway  Protection  Force (RPF)  with  the  responsibility  of  protection  and  security  of  railway property,  passenger  area  and  passengers  and  matters  connected therewith.

The  Director  General/RPF  on  behalf  of  Central  Government  issues directives, orders and circular from time to time for better command, supervision and performance of the Force.

Implementation of guidelines is an ongoing process. As and when any shortcoming  in  implementation  is  noticed,  remedial  measures  are immediately taken.

(c)&(d): No Sir. 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.

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