1100 Jan Rakshak vehicles to be purchased; 112 to be a centralized number for emergency services

Gandhinagar: There shall be a centralized number 112 for emergency services like police and fire brigade in Gujarat.

Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai made this announcement today in his annual budget speech.

He said a centralized system for all kinds of emergency services will be set up under 112.

He announced Jan Rakshak Yojana for this and said there shall be 1100 Jan Rakshak vehicles under this project.

Police will be available within 10 minutes in urban areas and 30 minutes in rural areas after a call by the citizen, the Finance Minister said.

The budget document stated: ‘It is proposed to Purchase I.T. Equipment for Establishment of Integrated Emergency Response System: Jan Rakshak. For this purpose an amount of Rs.94.00 Crore would be required during the year 2024-25. Accordingly, It is proposed to provide an amount of Rs.94.00 Crore Budget Estimates in the year 2024-25 for which this New Item is presented’

While Rs. 83.85 crore will be spent on vehicles, Rs. The 10.45 crore sum is provisioned for machinery and equipment.

The Minister in his speech said, “The government will introduce a single emergency number 112 to provide police, fire and other emergency services to citizens and communities through a centralized system, which is a part of our efforts to strengthen governance and improve citizen experience. On dialing this number, citizens can expect the emergency service to reach them within 10 minutes in urban areas and 30 minutes in rural areas. To meet this objective, I announce the Jan Rakshak Scheme under which a system of 1100 vehicles fitted with state-of-the-art equipment and requisite staff will be put in place in the state to improve emergency response to citizens.” DeshGujarat