Chhattisgarh Govt Announces Women's Safety Campaign in Schools, Colleges
News 18The Chhattisgarh government on Friday announced that it will launch a special campaign for protection and safety of girls and women and provide them essential services. Taking to Twitter, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said a campaign called ’Hamar Beti – Hamar Maan’ will be launched, under which women police personnel will visit schools and colleges in all districts and educate girls about their legal rights. Women police personnel will visit schools and colleges in every district and interact with students to educate them about their legal rights, good touch-bad touch, cyber crimes, molestation and sexual exploitation etc., he said. Apart from this, the chief minister said a special patrolling team of women police personnel will be deployed in girls’ schools and colleges and at places frequented by girls and women. Read | Vrindavan-Based School Uses Bullock Carts Instead to School Buses, Aims at Saving Bulls, Imparting Sanatan Values A helpline number will be released on which complaints about misbehaviour, molestation and other crimes against women can be lodged and action will be taken on them on priority, the chief minister said.