Kejriwal to redeem another pledge: Mohalla Marshals

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Kejriwal to redeem another pledge: Mohalla Marshals

Saturday, 22 February 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

Kejriwal to redeem another pledge: Mohalla Marshals

After the successful implementation of the bus marshals scheme in the DTC run buses, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government has decided to deploy mohalla marshals to create an atmosphere of safety and security for women and children at the very grassroots.

The marshals drawn from the “Civil Defence” unit of the Delhi Government will be deployed in the streets, residential societies and mohallas and other vulnerable points across the national Capital.

The Women and Children Department (WCD) in a pilot project explored the idea of mohalla marshals in Burari last year where the Civil Defense officers conducted regular visits and surprise checks in the vulnerable points, during which they received a maximum number of complaints from the residents.

“Following the results of this pilot project, the WCD has decided to implement the idea across the city for the safety of woman and child,” said Rajendra Pal Gautam, Minister of WCD and the brains behind mohalla marshals projects.

The Minister is also planning actions and steps to strengthen the Mahila Panchayats across all the 70 Vidhan Sabha. “The role of mohalla marshals will be a revolutionary step in ensuring the overall security and safety at the grass-root level,” the Minister said.

Gautam also held a meeting with Delhi Woman Commission (DCW) and chairman of Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on Friday to discuss the work done by the department for women and child in the last three years and formulate an action plan to ensure safety of women and girls at the grassroots level.

“The DCW team has done exemplary work in the last three years. In our Guarantee Card, women safety is the topmost priority. The plan is to set up mohalla marshals and strengthening Mahila panchayats in the upcoming months,” the Social Welfare Minister said.

Gautam also directed the DCW to set up a special welfare cell for Schedule Caste (SC/ST) in the Commission that will work towards the welfare of women and girls from the community.

“Seeing the atrocities on women from the SC/ST community, we welcome the idea of WCD Minister and will add a special cell which will work towards the welfare and offer protection to women from the SC/ST community,” DCW chief Swati Maliwal.

The Social Welfare Department is also working on to set up a special board for transgender community to provide protection and welfare facilities such as job and education for the members of community.

Further, the Minister also met the members and chairman of DCPCR Ramesh Negi to take a stock of work done in the previous years. “Women and children are the most vulnerable groups in our society. Special attention should be given on child - protections as these innocent minds are most prone to child - labor and drug - abuse,” said Gautam. 

“Children who are in homes or are under institutional care need support and protection by the system. Since they are usually abandoned or have fled from their homes, it is our responsibility that their overall social, mental and physical well being is taken care of. Since the past five years, we have offered all legal support and support to these children,” said Anurag Kundu, member at DCPCR.

Apart from children in the institution, Kundu also highlighted the issues of child labour in Delhi and suggested effective community - based solutions to tackle the problem of child labor in Delhi in the upcoming years.

Emphasising on children with disabilities and special needs, the Minister also decided to focus on early identification, prevention and early intervention in disabilities. Priorities will be given in screening, evaluation and vocational training programs for persons with disabilities in the State, they added.

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