24 states and union territories (UTs) have joined together to set up a total of 1,023 ‘fast-track special courts’ (FTSCs) to dispose of over 1.60 lakh rape cases across the country.
The FTSC will be set up as part of National Mission for Safety of Women (NMSW).
India will erect non-cut steel fence in the sensitive areas of Pakistan and Bangladesh borders.
The first steel fence is to be erected across 7-km stretch in Assam’s Silchar, the border across Bangladesh. After the erection, the border is to be analysed by the BSF (Border Security Force).