‘Consolation Centre’ in all Gujarat police stations for women, senior citizens
Updated: Jan 16th, 2025
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As per the Director General of Police (DGP) Vikas Sahay, appropriate counselling and legal guidance will be provided after understanding their problems. Various services like Women Help Desk, Child Welfare Police Officer, 181-Abhayam and PSBSS (Police Station Based Support Centre) will be available under one roof in these centres, Sahay added.
The services
– Women Help Desk: To help and counsel women.
– Child Welfare Police Officer: To counsel children in distress.
– 181-Abhayam: Works for the safety and security of women.
– PSBSS (Police Station Based Support Centre): To resolve issues by counselling the women in distress and other parties involved.
Objectives of ‘Consolation Centre’
• To listen to all children, women and senior citizens who come to the police station with sensitivity and empathy.
• To listen to their problems and provide appropriate legal guidance
• To provide appropriate counselling wherever needed
• To take action to ensure that children, women and senior citizens do not face any kind of problem when they come to the police station and to get their issues resolved in a timely manner.
The DGP instructed the police inspectors/police sub inspectors in-charge of the police stations to pay personal attention to the functioning of these comfort centres and ensure that they carry out the suggested work properly.
In addition, the concerned SDPO/ACP have been instructed to supervise whether the responsibilities assigned to the Consolation Centre in each police station are being properly implemented.
Similarly, the deputy commissioner of police of each zone in the Commissionerate area and the superintendent of police at the district level have been ordered to supervise and monitor the implementation.
According to the police statement, these centres will reduce the gap between the police and the citizens and the Gujarat Police will be able to make a contribution in the service of children, women, and senior citizens.
