Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Delhi Adds Bus Marshals and Women’s Safety Measures
Delhi says it has added safety measures on buses and in other public places.
The city has placed 2,947 marshals on Delhi Transport Corporation buses.
It also runs 56 buses specially for women, and armed women police personnel ride on 15 evening buses after 5 pm.
The buses have alarms, cameras and GPS that are watched from a control centre.
The government plans to add places for working women to stay in Vishwas Nagar and Rohini.
Schools have many CCTV cameras, and students in 1,397 schools are receiving self-defence training.
Officials also work to protect children and prevent child marriages.
People can report road and streetlight problems through a phone number or an online portal.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said 2,947 bus marshals have been deployed on Delhi Transport Corporation buses.
The government operates 56 special buses for women; 15 run in the evening, with armed women police personnel aboard after 5 pm.
Buses are connected to a management system with panic alarms, live CCTV feeds and GPS monitored around the clock.
Additional accommodation for working women is planned in Vishwas Nagar and Rohini.
Gupta also cited child-safety initiatives, including school CCTV cameras, self-defence training and child-protection bodies.
- Who
- The Delhi government, led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, announced the measures.
- What
- It outlined bus, women’s safety, child-protection and road-safety measures.
- When
- Gupta made the announcement on Saturday; the article does not give a date.
- Where
- Delhi, including Vishwas Nagar and Rohini for planned working-women accommodation.
- Why
- The stated aim is to improve women’s safety and assistance, protect children, and improve road safety and infrastructure.
Government’s stated measures
Other perspectives
Women’s safety and transport
Government’s stated measures
The government says bus marshals, women-only special buses, police personnel and monitoring systems strengthen safety and help ensure prompt assistance.
Other perspectives
The article provides no response or assessment from critics, passengers or independent experts.
Child and road safety
Government’s stated measures
Gupta cited school CCTV cameras, self-defence training, child-protection bodies, streetlights and complaint channels as safety measures.
Other perspectives
The article includes no independent evaluation of these measures or opposing view.
- Bus marshals
- 2,947 deployed in Delhi Transport Corporation buses.
- Special buses for women
- 56 in operation; 15 run during the evening shift.
- Evening security
- Armed women police personnel are deployed on the special buses after 5 pm.
- Bus monitoring
- Buses have panic alarms, live CCTV feeds and GPS monitored around the clock through a control centre.
- School CCTV cameras
- Around 1.5 lakh cameras are available in schools.
- Self-defence training
- Provided in 1,397 schools under the Rani Lakshmibai Self-Defence Training Programme.
- PWD streetlights
- 96,000 installed: 45,000 high-pressure sodium vapour lights and 51,000 LED lights.
- PWD complaint channels
- Citizens can use toll-free number 1908 or the PWD Seva Portal.