DTC seeks Rs 103 cr from ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ for CCTVs
11 Jan 2015 5:02 AM IST
Aiming at clearing financial hurdles in its bid to enhance women’s security in buses, the Delhi Transport Corporation has sought Rs 103 crore from the Centre’s ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ to install CCTV cameras in its entire fleet.
“DTC is already facing financial problems to operate the buses. We have already installed CCTV cameras in 200 buses in our pilot project under which three CCTVs have been placed in each bus.
We now want CCTV cameras to be installed in our entire fleet in view of women safety,” a senior official of the DTC said. DTC’s Chairman and Managing Director, Debashree Mukherjee has sent a proposal to the transport commissioner seeking the release of Rs 103.25 crore from the Fund for the installation of CCTV cameras in the entire DTC fleet.
The corporation had recently installed closed-circuit television cameras in 200 of its buses, as part of a pilot project to enhance security especially for women passengers. DTC spokesperson R S Minhas confirmed that the DTC has sent such a proposal to the transport commissioner and sought this amount from the government.
At present, as many as 1324 cluster buses are being operated by the Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS), while DTC operates around 5,652 buses in the capital.
According to a DTC official, DTC is getting positive responses on CCTV cameras in DTC school buses and passenger buses as well. DTC has already installed CCTV cameras in Rajghat and Sarojini Nagar bus depots, in about 200 buses of its fleet as part of a pilot project to enhance security for people, especially women.
“DTC is already facing financial problems to operate the buses. We have already installed CCTV cameras in 200 buses in our pilot project under which three CCTVs have been placed in each bus.
We now want CCTV cameras to be installed in our entire fleet in view of women safety,” a senior official of the DTC said. DTC’s Chairman and Managing Director, Debashree Mukherjee has sent a proposal to the transport commissioner seeking the release of Rs 103.25 crore from the Fund for the installation of CCTV cameras in the entire DTC fleet.
The corporation had recently installed closed-circuit television cameras in 200 of its buses, as part of a pilot project to enhance security especially for women passengers. DTC spokesperson R S Minhas confirmed that the DTC has sent such a proposal to the transport commissioner and sought this amount from the government.
At present, as many as 1324 cluster buses are being operated by the Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS), while DTC operates around 5,652 buses in the capital.
According to a DTC official, DTC is getting positive responses on CCTV cameras in DTC school buses and passenger buses as well. DTC has already installed CCTV cameras in Rajghat and Sarojini Nagar bus depots, in about 200 buses of its fleet as part of a pilot project to enhance security for people, especially women.
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