Lok Sabha Question No. 1289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Installation of CCTV at Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), REKHA ARUN VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1289 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## INSTALLATION OF CCTV AT STATIONS

†1289. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of CCTV cameras installed at the railway stations during the last three years and the current year, zone-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  CCTV  cameras  likely  to  be  installed  in  the  next financial year;
- (c) whether crimes taking place in the trains and at the railway stations have gone up or declined in the last three years;
- (d)  if so, the details of such registered cases and the number of cases which have been solved or on which action has been taken during the said period, zone-wise; and
- (e) the details of the steps  taken  by  Railways  for the safety of passengers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a):  Zone-wise  position  of  Close  Circuit  Television  (CCTV)  Cameras installed  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  (upto  June 2018) is appended as Appendix-I.

(b):  CCTV  cameras  are  proposed  to  be  installed  progressively  at  all stations  except  halt  stations  and  passenger  carrying  coaches  except General Coaches subject to availability of funds.

(c): As per data provided by Government Railway Police (GRP), registration of cases relating to crime in trains and at stations is on rising trend during the last three years.

(d):  Zone-wise position of number of cases registered in trains and at the railway  stations  during  the  year  2015,  2016  and  2017  over  Indian Railways  is  appended  as  Appendix-II.  It  is  pertinent  to  mention  that registration  of  First  Information  Report  (FIR)  and  their  investigation relating  to  crime  occurring  in  railway  station  premises  as  well  as  in running  trains  are  the  statutory  responsibility  of  State  Governments, which  they  discharge  through  the  Government  Railway  Police  (GRP). Once a case is registered under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other relevant laws, follow up action is accordingly taken up  by  concerned  GRP  thana  for  investigation  and  detection  of  crime, arrest of accused persons and filing of chargesheet in the court of law. Accordingly,  after  registration  of  crime,  cases  remain  under  different stages of investigation and prosecution within the territorial jurisdiction of respective States.

(e): Railways, through the Railway Protection Force (RPF), are supplementing  efforts of GRPs  of respective States to strengthen security across Indian Railways. Measures initiated by RPF to strengthen security include escorting of 2500 trains (on an average daily), in addition to  escorting  of  2200  such  trains  by  GRP,  access  control  at  important

stations, operationalisation of Security Help Line number 182, surveillance through CCTV cameras provided at 436 stations, prosecution of offenders under relevant provisions of the Railways Act, 1989, security of women passengers and rescue of children, etc. Regular coordination is being  maintained  with  the  State  Police/GRP  authorities  at  all  levels.  In addition, 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/ Union Territories for regular monitoring and review of security arrangements for the Railways.

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APPENDIX-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1289  BY  SHRIMATI  BHAVANA  PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI PATIL AND SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2018 REGARDING INSTALLATION OF CCTV AT STATIONS

(a): Zone-wise details of the CCTV cameras installed during the year 2015 to 2018 (up to June) are as under:

| Zone/Year                  | Number of CCTV camera installed   | Number of CCTV camera installed   | Number of CCTV camera installed   | Number of CCTV camera installed   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                            | 2015                              | 2016                              | 2017                              | 2018 (Up to June)                 |
| Central Railway            | 679                               | 2076                              | 72                                | Nil                               |
| Eastern Railway            | Nil                               | Nil                               | 325                               | 261                               |
| East Central Railway       | Nil                               | Nil                               | Nil                               | 272                               |
| East Coast Railway         | 101                               | 55                                | 48                                | Nil                               |
| North Central Railway      | 58                                | 100                               | 237                               | 50                                |
| North Eastern Railways     | Nil                               | 72                                | 55                                | 39                                |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | Nil                               | 23                                | Nil                               | 8                                 |
| North Western Railway      | Nil                               | Nil                               | 22                                | 24                                |
| Northern Railway           | 29                                | 27                                | 20                                | 271                               |
| South Central Railway      | Nil                               | 2                                 | 1                                 | Nil                               |
| South Eastern Railway      | 74                                | 158                               | Nil                               | Nil                               |
| South East Central Railway | 15                                | 34                                | 174                               | 8                                 |
| Southern Railway           | Nil                               | 93                                | 116                               | Nil                               |
| South Western Railway      | Nil                               | Nil                               | Nil                               | 33                                |
| West Central Railway       | Nil                               | Nil                               | Nil                               | 75                                |
| Western Railway            | 1066                              | 240                               | 153                               | Nil                               |
| Total Cameras              | 2022                              | 2880                              | 1223                              | 1041                              |

APPENDIX-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1289  BY  SHRIMATI  BHAVANA  PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI PATIL AND SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2018 REGARDING INSTALLATION OF CCTV AT STATIONS

(d): The Railway zone-wise number of cases registered in trains and at the Railway during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017:

| Zonal Railway      |   No. of cases of crime against passengers in trains registered |   No. of cases of crime against passengers in trains registered |   No. of cases of crime against passengers in trains registered |   No .of cases of crime against passengers at stations registered |   No .of cases of crime against passengers at stations registered |   No .of cases of crime against passengers at stations registered |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                    |                                                            2015 |                                                            2016 |                                                            2017 |                                                              2015 |                                                              2016 |                                                              2017 |
| Central            |                                                            2863 |                                                            2948 |                                                            8721 |                                                              2797 |                                                              2906 |                                                             13249 |
| Eastern            |                                                             663 |                                                             611 |                                                             831 |                                                               285 |                                                               317 |                                                               359 |
| East Central       |                                                             907 |                                                            1340 |                                                             951 |                                                               295 |                                                               221 |                                                               289 |
| East Coast         |                                                             470 |                                                             574 |                                                             569 |                                                               125 |                                                               126 |                                                               161 |
| Northern           |                                                            3701 |                                                            4011 |                                                            3737 |                                                              2767 |                                                              2855 |                                                              2758 |
| North Central      |                                                             928 |                                                             956 |                                                            1291 |                                                                82 |                                                                88 |                                                                82 |
| North Eastern      |                                                             457 |                                                             532 |                                                             499 |                                                                73 |                                                                59 |                                                                97 |
| Northeast Frontier |                                                             168 |                                                             251 |                                                             283 |                                                                37 |                                                                69 |                                                                54 |
| North Western      |                                                             497 |                                                             435 |                                                             465 |                                                               129 |                                                               154 |                                                               185 |
| Southern           |                                                             691 |                                                             625 |                                                            1472 |                                                               244 |                                                               227 |                                                               671 |
| South Central      |                                                            1664 |                                                            1728 |                                                            2527 |                                                               249 |                                                               318 |                                                               341 |
| South Eastern      |                                                             306 |                                                             485 |                                                             447 |                                                                70 |                                                                65 |                                                               117 |
| South East Central |                                                             517 |                                                             568 |                                                             879 |                                                               117 |                                                               191 |                                                               537 |
| South Western      |                                                             382 |                                                             492 |                                                             546 |                                                                38 |                                                                61 |                                                                62 |
| Western            |                                                            2012 |                                                            1901 |                                                            4373 |                                                              1013 |                                                              1135 |                                                              7931 |
| West Central       |                                                            1449 |                                                            1334 |                                                            1517 |                                                               475 |                                                               583 |                                                               732 |

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