CCTV For Monitoring Cleanliness at Railway Stations

Presently, over 340 Major Railway stations have been provided with CCTV cameras over Indian Railways for round-the-clock surveillance by Railway Protection Force for the security of passengers.

Instructions were issued by Railway Board during July, 2014 to all Zonal Railways for extending the use of CCTVs to monitor cleanliness in such stations.

In order to further emphasise the use of CCTVs for monitoring cleanliness, detailed implementation guidelines have been issued by Railway Board to all Zonal Railways in May, 2016.

This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 30.11.2016 (Wednesday).