According to the draft notification issued by government of India, it is compulsory for all transport vehicles to be equipped with vehicle location tracking device, CCTV based surveillance system, and one or more panic emergency buttons which would be fitted by the manufacturer or their dealer or the respective operator.
A scheme, ‘Security for Women in Public Road Transport in the country’ was approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in 2014 with the objective of providing safe and secure public road transport to people of the country, particularly to women and girl child in 32 cities in India having population of more than one million.
A contract was signed between Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit Systems Ltd (DIMTS) to provide Project Management Consultancy for smooth implementation of the project.
