Ladies first! Jaipur Railway Station completely empowered by women

NewsBharati    19-Feb-2018
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Jaipur, February 19: Another one to join the league of fully equipped women empowerment, the unique initiative kick started by North Western Railways, the Gandhi Nagar railway station in Jaipur will be turned into a station fully operated by women.

 

The initiative aims to focus on women empowerment in the Rajasthan. The Gandhi Nagar railway station lies on the Jaipur-Delhi rail route. Every day around 50 trains pass through this station, out of which 25 trains make a halt at this station.

As per the initiative, from the station master to the point person, every railway employee on the station will be a woman. There are several colleges and coaching centres near the railway station due to which there used to be several students and women traveling from the station.

With a women-only staff, the railway station will provide a comfort zone for women travelling and will also provide jobs for the women in the area.

Earlier it was Matunga Road Railway station which was the first station to have women empowerment. This initiative to start women empowerment in Railways enables women to have employment and the safety issues are also taken into consideration.