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THE WEST Bengal Police Welfare Committee on Saturday organised a meeting — for the first time — with women police personnel of the state at Rabindra Sadan here. Women police personnel from all districts of the state attended the meeting, sources said.
The meeting was organised to give women police personnel a platform to share the issues that they face while on duty. The state administration has decided to create 20 new women’s police stations in the state. Kolkata Mayor and Minister Firhad Hakim, Chairperson of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mala Roy and two ministers, Birbaha Hansda and Shiuli Saha were also present at the meeting. It was pointed out how many police stations do not have female barracks.
In Bengal, every district has a police station run only by women. In the past 12 years, a significant number of women personnel has been included across these stations.
Kolkata and West Bengal police coordinator Shantanu Singh Biswas said, “The welfare committee is not a labor union. It is designed to solve problems. Mobile toilets have been introduced in many places. There are some infrastructure issues. These too will be resolved quickly.”
In Bengal, every district has a police station run only by women. In the past 12 years, a significant number of women personnel has been included across these stations.
“The more society realises the power of women, the better it is for the society. It is society’s views that need to change. As far as West Bengal is concerned, the Kanyashree scheme has had an impact on society,” said Dr Rajesh Pramanik, HOD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation SSKM, who also attended the meeting.
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