Covering Railway Stations Under CCTV Surveillance
Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) have already been provided at 344 stations over Indian Railways. Railways have also planned to install Video Surveillance System (VSS) at 1000 stations under Nirbhaya Fund.
(c): Total estimated cost of VSS at 1000 stations chargeable to Nirbhaya Fund stands at ₹500 crore and outlay to the tune of ₹54.91 crore has been proposed for Integrated Security System (ISS), which includes CCTV works, for the year 2016-17.
This Press Release is based on information given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Communications and Minister of State for Railways in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 22.07.2016 (Friday).
