Kolkata, Nov. 2 -- The West Bengal government has approved the setting up of 29 new women police stations in the state, a proposal that had been pending for more than three years, an official said on Monday.
A notification to this effect was issued on October 30, seen as a major step towards strengthening women's safety, "Under the plan, Cooch Behar, Murshidabad and Purba Bardhaman will get the highest number of women police stations, with three each.
"Darjeeling, Hooghly, Jalpaiguri, Nadia, Purba Medinipur and Purulia will get two each, while one station each will be established in Bankura, Birbhum, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, North 24-Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, South 24-Parganas and Uttar Dinajpur," the official said. According to the staffing proposal, each new women police station will have one inspector, six to seven sub-inspectors, eight assistant sub-inspectors and 20 women constables.
An announcement was made during this year's state budget that women police stations would be established in every subdivision within the current fiscal year. At present, existing women police stations generally have three sub-inspectors, five assistant sub-inspectors and 10 women constables.
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