New Delhi

Womenpolice personnel will be deployed inside all Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) ladies special buses operating on identified routes, transport officials said on Wednesday.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and attended by officials of Delhi Police and the transport department.

“Delhi Police had been requested to deploy women police personnel on the ladies’ special buses plying on these routes, especially during morning and evening hours. Taking a highly serious view of women’s security, the LG issued strict directions to the authorities, categorically stating that the safety of women should not be compromised at any cost,” a transport department official said.

According to the officials, another decision taken at the meeting was to directly integrate panic button alerts installed in buses with the 112 PCR emergency response system of the Delhi Police.

“Delhi Police will provide the necessary female workforce. Women home guard marshals could additionally be deployed to assist the police personnel in buses,” they added. The official emphasised that building a secure environment requires a zero-tolerance approach and immediate, highly visible operational interventions on the ground. These buses, initially to run on already identified routes, mostly around far-flung areas of Outer Delhi, will be operated entirely by women staff.