Published on 26 Mar 2025
U.N. Women has partnered with the Kerala State government to support its Safe City project and gender data hub.
• The Safe City Project is an initiative to create a secure and empowering environment for women and girls in public spaces.
• It is a collaboration between the Ministry of Home Affairs (nodal) and the Ministry of Women and Child Development, funded under the Nirbhaya Fund. It was launched in 2018 on a pilot-basis in 8 major cities in India.
• It involves the installation of CCTV cameras in public spaces, along with a command-and- control centre equipped with video analytics, AI, machine learning, and facial recognition technologies.
Safe City Project
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