New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said the government was taking every step to ensure safe working conditions, separate accommodation facilities, and gender-sensitive operational protocols for women personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).

Nityanand Rai said, "In January 2016, it was decided to reserve 33 per cent posts at the Constable level for being filled up by women in the CRPF to begin with, and 14-15 per cent posts at the Constable level in border guarding forces. The Government is taking every step to ensure safe working conditions, separate accommodation facilities, and gender-sensitive operational protocols for women CAPF personnel."

He further said that women CAPF p...