Lok Sabha Question No. 645 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: CCTV in Trains and Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.645 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## CCTV IN TRAINS AND STATIONS

## 645. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  installed  CCTV  cameras  in  all  the coaches of the trains in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  CCTV  cameras  have  been  installed  in  all  the  railway stations in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  there  has  been  a  fall  in  the  incidences  of  crimes  in railway since the installation of CCTV cameras?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  Ministry  of  Railways  have  approved  works  for  installation  of Closed  Circuit  Television  (CCTV)  Cameras  in  all  train  coaches including EMUs and passenger trains. CCTV Cameras have already been provided in 4934 coaches. Zone-wise details are appended as Appendix-I.
- (b)  Indian  Railways  have  approved  works  for  provision  of  CCTV Camera at all stations except halt stations. So far, CCTV Cameras have  been  installed  at  total  838  stations.  Zone-wise  details  are appended as Appendix-II.

(c) Policing on 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  are  the statutory  responsibility  of  the  State  Governments,  which  they discharge through Government Railway Police (GRP)/District Police. However, Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of GRP to provide better protection and security of passenger area & passengers.  Cases of Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes are registered and investigated by the concerned Government Railway Police.

As per data provided by GRP, the incidence of crime on Railways shows a decreasing trend during last three years from 2018 to 2020.

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APPENDIX-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.645 BY SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY  GANDHI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 01.12.2021 REGARDING  CCTV IN TRAINS AND STATIONS

## (a)  Railway zone-wise List of CCTV cameras in coaches is as follows:-

| ZONAL RAILWAY      |   NO. OF CCTV CAMERAS IN COACHES |
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| CENTRAL            |                              384 |
| EAST COAST         |                              386 |
| EAST CENTRAL       |                              225 |
| EASTERN            |                              226 |
| NORTH CENTRAL      |                              125 |
| NORTH EASTERN      |                              106 |
| NORTHEAST FRONTIER |                               97 |
| NORTHERN           |                              468 |
| NORTH WESTERN      |                              107 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL      |                              489 |
| SOUTH EAST CENTRAL |                              144 |
| SOUTH EASTERN      |                              175 |
| SOUTHERN           |                              429 |
| SOUTH WESTERN      |                              344 |
| WEST CENTRAL       |                               83 |
| WESTERN            |                             1104 |
| KONKAN             |                               42 |
| Total              |                             4934 |

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APPENDIX-II REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.645 BY SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY  GANDHI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 01.12.2021 REGARDING CCTV IN TRAINS AND STATIONS

## (a)  Railway Zone-wise List of CCTV cameras at stations is as follows:-

| ZONAL RAILWAY      |   NO. OF CCTV CAMERAS AT STATIONS |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
| CENTRAL            |                               112 |
| EASTERN            |                                27 |
| EAST CENTRAL       |                                55 |
| EAST COAST         |                                19 |
| NORTHERN           |                                93 |
| NORTH CENTRAL      |                                29 |
| NORTH EASTERN      |                                25 |
| NORTHEAST FRONTIER |                                40 |
| NORTH WESTERN      |                                32 |
| SOUTHERN           |                                58 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL      |                                57 |
| SOUTH EASTERN      |                                52 |
| SOUTH EAST CENTRAL |                                26 |
| SOUTH WESTERN      |                                22 |
| WESTERN            |                                65 |
| WEST CENTRAL       |                                26 |
| METRO              |                                33 |
| KONKAN             |                                67 |
| TOTAL              |                               838 |

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