The government has appraised fund for safe city project in eight cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Lucknow) under the Nirbhaya Fund.
The objective is to make the cities safer for women by addressing different aspects such as street lighting, safer public transport, improved policing and others.
This project consists of transit dormitories for women and children, smart LED streetlights, one-stop crisis centers, public panic buttons, and forensic and cybercrime cells.