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• The railways should also disseminate information at all stations, as well as
within the trains, as to whom the women passengers could approach in order to
lodge complaints.
• Tfains and routes on which the maximum complaints were registered should be
given priority with regard to implementation of the steps mentioned above.
• The different functionaries attached to various trains should be sensitized to
issues relating to women. The Railway Board was requested to organise
Gender Sensitisation Programmes, for which they could seek the help of the
NGO, Jagori and other women's groups, and such NGOs could be associated
with the regular training programmes conducted by the Ministry of Railways
for their functionaries.
• The Railway Ministry may form State level co-ordination committees with
representatives of the RPF and GRP in order to periodically review the
progress of implementation of the measures undertaken for the safety of
women passengers.
• The Commission desired that wide publicity be given to the action taken by the
Railway Board on this matter through the media, as well as on the website of
the Commission.
7.14 The Commission intends to check, from time to time, whether adequate action
is being taken on these recommendations. It would also appreciate it if the Ministry of
Railways could advise it of the steps being taken to follow-up on these matters.
D] Rehabilitation of Widows in Vrindavan
7.15 As indicated in the last annual report, the issue of destitute women, particularly
widows, residing in the Vrindavan area has been a subject of immense concern to the
Commission. In its preceding report, the Commission had provided details of the
action taken by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on the basis of the
recommendations made by the Commission in respect of proper accommodation,
financial assistance, health care and sanitation facilities, creation of a suitable fund for
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