Indian Railways has come up with an extraordinary initiative called Meri Saheli that aims to make women feel safe and secure during their train journey.
The idea is to provide safety measures to women passengers throughout their train journey, right from they board the train till they reach their destined station.
A team has been created which has a lady officer and staff who will make visits to all the passenger coaches, that also includes ladies coaches.
Details of women passengers’ journey such as coach number and seat number will be written down by the team, in cases when a woman is travelling alone in the train.
Such women passengers will be informed about RPF Security Helpline No. 182, GRP Security Helpline No. 1512.
Also, they will be guided on avoiding food from stranger passengers, taking care of their baggage and also if needed to buy food items from IRCTC authorized stalls only.
We laud the efforts of Indian Railways towards the empowerment of women.
By Sahana Iyer
