Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Delhi Highlights Support and Safety Measures for Women and Children
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta says the government wants women and children to be able to get help quickly.
Women can seek support at One Stop Centres, shelters and hostels, and helplines have been connected to emergency services.
The government also lists officers and committees that can help with specific problems, including domestic violence and workplace harassment.
Buses have marshals and safety systems, and some buses are set aside for women.
Streetlights and CCTV cameras are also part of the public-safety measures.
Children can be connected with helplines, care institutions and protection units.
The government says schools also have cameras, and some provide self-defence training.
Gupta said the services should work effectively when people need them.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said women’s and children’s safety, dignity and welfare are government priorities.
Delhi has 11 One Stop Centres, 15 women’s shelters and 14 working women’s hostels with capacity for 2,427 residents.
Women’s Helpline 181 and Child Helpline 1098 are linked with Emergency Helpline 112 and other support services.
Public-safety measures include 2,947 bus marshals, 56 special buses for women, 96,000 streetlights and 253,983 operational PWD CCTV cameras.
Child-protection measures include care institutions, protection bodies, designated child-marriage officers and about 150,000 school CCTV cameras; self-defence training is provided in 1,397 schools.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the Delhi government.
- What
- The government outlined services and safety measures for women and children, including helplines, shelters, transport safeguards and child-protection support.
- When
- Gupta made the remarks on Saturday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Delhi, India.
- Why
- To make protection, counselling, shelter, legal assistance and rehabilitation accessible to women and children, particularly during crises.
Services and measures announced
Effective implementation
Facilities versus reliable access
Services and measures announced
The government lists helplines, centres, shelters, hostels, transport safeguards and surveillance as measures to support women and children.
Effective implementation
Gupta said the aim is not merely to provide facilities, but to ensure they function effectively whenever needed.
- One Stop Centres
- 11 are operational in Delhi.
- Women’s accommodation
- 15 shelter homes and 14 working women’s hostels, with a combined hostel capacity of 2,427 residents.
- Protection officers
- 20 officers assist women in cases related to domestic violence and dowry.
- Helplines
- Women’s Helpline 181 and Child Helpline 1098 are linked with Emergency Helpline 112 and other services.
- Transport measures
- 2,947 bus marshals and 56 special buses for women; 15 special buses run in the evening shift, with armed women police personnel on board after 5 pm.
- Streetlights and PWD cameras
- 96,000 streetlights are reported installed, including 45,000 HPSV and 51,000 LED lights; 253,983 PWD CCTV cameras are operational.
- Child-safety measures
- Delhi has 30 government-run and 56 non-governmental child care institutions, and around 150,000 CCTV cameras have been installed in schools.
- School self-defence training
- Training is being provided in 1,397 schools under the Rani Lakshmibai Self-Defence Training Programme.
