(The Gist of PIB) Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal launched (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal launched [MARCH-2019]

(The Gist of PIB) Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal launched (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal launched [MARCH-2019]

Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal launched (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal launched

• The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi here today jointly launched the Women Safety initiative of Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) in 16 States/UTs and Mumbai city.

Highlighting the importance

• People in these states and UTs can now call a single pan India number 112 for any emergency. In addition, Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences(ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal  were also launched. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Rajnath Singh said launch of ERSS is a “milestone in women safety in the country.”
• The 16 States/UTs where the ERSS has been launched today are Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, J and K.
• It will be implemented across the whole country. One can dial 112 or use Panic Button on their phones or 112 India Mobile App to connect to a single emergency services number 112 which will combine Police, Fire, Health and other helplines through an Emergency Response Centre in the State.

The emergency response system can be triggered in the following manners:

• On the smartphones, the power button (which is dedicated panic button) when pressed three times quickly.
• Dialing 112 from any phone.
• In case of feature phones, long press of the touch key 5 or 9.
• Using 112 India Mobile App which is available for free downloading.
• For women and children, 112 India App provides a special SHOUT feature which alerts registered volunteers in the vicinity of victim for immediate assistance

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