Poor response to rule on panic button and tracking device
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Poor response to rule on panic button and tracking device

The Hindu  

All public transport vehicles and those operating under a national permit in the State are required to install a vehicle location tracking device and an emergency panic button by November 2024. To correct this, the Transport Department plans to launch an awareness campaign regarding the tracking device and panic button once the election-related Model Code of Conduct is lifted. The rule states that the Regional Transport Offices will withhold the renewal of fitness certificates for public service vehicles if owners do not install the required devices with panic buttons within the stipulated period. “The tracking device and panic button kit available in the market costs around ₹4,000 - ₹5,000, but the unit supplied by the Transport Department’s empanelled vendors costs ₹7,599.

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Karnataka transport department regulates location device, panic button rates after complaints
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Karnataka transport department regulates location device, panic button rates after complaints

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: After vehicle owners complained that the vehicle location tracking device and panic buttons are being sold by empanelled vendors at exorbitant prices, the transport department has fixed prices for these devices. The rate revision comes after TNIE last year highlighted the problems faced by vehicle owners in its report -- ‘Vehicle owners against mandatory fitting of panic buttons’. A …

Karnataka’s rule on panic button and tracking device: Only 1,979 out of 6,04,000 vehicles found to be compliant with government mandate
8 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka’s rule on panic button and tracking device: Only 1,979 out of 6,04,000 vehicles found to be compliant with government mandate

The Hindu  

The deadlock over installing vehicle location tracking devices and emergency panic buttons in public service vehicles by this November 30 remains unresolved. To enhance safety, the government mandated that all public transport vehicles and those operating under a national permit in Karnataka had to install a vehicle location tracking device and an emergency panic button from last December 1 and …

'Panic Button' trials successful in UP, to be enforced nationwide soon
6 years, 5 months ago

'Panic Button' trials successful in UP, to be enforced nationwide soon

India TV News  

Safety tool 'Panic Button' -- a women's safety-oriented mobile application by Women and Child Development ministry -- has successfully completed its trial run in Uttar Pradesh and will be soon implemented across the country, said Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday. "I am happy to inform that the user trial of Panic Button on mobile handsets has been successfully completed …

Vehicle tracking device and panic button now mandatory for all buses and taxis in Maharashtra
6 years, 11 months ago

Vehicle tracking device and panic button now mandatory for all buses and taxis in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

The notification – which was issued on November 28, 2016 - was brought into effect on Monday. 3.70 lakh existing vehicles will have to install the system, transport officials said. Accordingly, RTO officers across the state refused to register new vehicles that had not installed the ITS system 3.70 lakh existing vehicles will have to install the system, transport officials …

India to install panic buttons on buses to protect women from rape
8 years, 9 months ago

India to install panic buttons on buses to protect women from rape

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Buses in India will be fitted with panic button alarms in an …

Mobile phone makers react to Government's Panic Button, say it will push up the prices for basic phones
8 years, 10 months ago

Mobile phone makers react to Government's Panic Button, say it will push up the prices for basic phones

India TV News  

New Delhi: Hailing the Indian government's decision to include a panic button for the safety of women and satellite-based GPS in all mobile handsets from next year, the country's leading smartphone manufacturers on Tuesday said it is feasible to roll out these features within the proposed timeline. "Karbonn Mobiles has already been working on developing a mobile SOS app for …

Panic button to be made mandatory for mobile handsets from next year
8 years, 10 months ago

Panic button to be made mandatory for mobile handsets from next year

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a bid to make a mobile phone handset an effective tool for self-protection, the government has said no such device will be sold from next year without a single key panic button that will connect to the nearest redressal agency with a single push. I have taken a decision that from January 1, 2017, no cell phone …

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