Mahila Police Volunteer Initiative launched in Haryana 

The Mahila Police Volunteer initiative was launched in Haryana today. By launching the initiative in Karnal and Mahendragarh districts, Haryana became the first state to adopt this scheme. Originally conceived by the Union Ministry of Women & Child Development, Mahila Police Volunteer is a joint initiative with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Haryana today inducted the first batch of 1000 Mahila Police Volunteers. These volunteers have already been trained by the state State Police Authorities on their role and responsibility.
●    The Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in her message for the launch event has said, “The Ministry of Women and Child Development has undertaken a large number of initiatives for creating a safe and enabling environment for women in India. 
●    The Mahila Police Volunteers scheme is one such initiative. It envisages creation of a link between the police authorities and the local communities in villages through police volunteers who will be women specially trained for this purpose. We expect to have at least one such volunteer in every village whose primary job will be to keep an eye on situations where women in the village are harassed or their rights and entitlements are denied or their development is prevented.
●    Launching the initiative, the Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar said that the age-old concept of women empowerment is finally taking shape as words are being put into action. Doubts were raised over the implementation of women empowerment in Haryana but the state took it up as a challenge, the Chief Minister explained.