Disha app will accompany women like a brother, says CM
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Women Police, village and ward volunteers instructed to behave as ambassadors for the applying
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has appealed to all women and women within the State to obtain the Disha app on their sensible telephones and alert the police in emergency.
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, together with a battery of Ministers and officers, participated in an consciousness drive on the Disha app at Gollapudi Panchayat Office in Vijayawada on Tuesday. He interacted with the village secretariat employees, Women Police and volunteers and enquired in regards to the standing of downloading the app of their clusters and the response from the women and women.
“Disha app will accompany women and girls like a brother. As many as 17.65 lakh persons have downloaded the app in State till date. Woman in distress can press the SOS button in the app or just shake the smart phone and it will sent an alert to the police which will respond within no time,” mentioned Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Home Minister M. Sucharitha, Disha Special Officers Kritika Shukla and Deepika Patil have been making efforts to teach women on the usage of the Disha app, which has received 4 nationwide awards, the Chief Minister mentioned and requested the police, Sachivalayam employees and volunteers to hitch the drive.
Referring to the alleged sexual assault on a lady on the Pushkar Ghat at Seetanagaram village on the Krishna riverbank, he mentioned the federal government was taking all measures to stop such incidents. “In all, 18 Disha Mahila Police Stations have been established across the State. Special Public Prosecutors have been appointed and separate courts will be set up soon for the cases pertaining to sexual assault and harassment,” mentioned the Chief Minister.
The authorities will present extra automobiles and the mandatory gear to the police and intensify patrolling in weak areas, he mentioned and requested the women police and volunteers to make door-to-door visits and clarify the usage of the app to women and assist them obtain the app.
The Chief Minister mentioned ‘Track my Travel’ is one other app that tracks women by way of a journey and helps them attain their locations safely. The grama volunteers defined how they have been visiting homes and serving to women downloading the app. Ms. Deepika Patil gave a demonstration on the right way to obtain the Disha app . Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a poster on the app.
Ministers Pamula Pushpa Srivani, Taneti Vanitha, Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani), Perni Venkataramaiah, State Women Commission Chairperson Vasireddy Padma, MLAs, MLCs, DGP D. Gautam Sawang, Women Development and Child Welfare Principal Secretary A.R. Anuradha, DIG (Tech) G. Pala Raju, Krishna District Collector J. Nivas and different officers have been current on the event.
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