Trial of panic button will begin in Uttar Pradesh from 26th January this year

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Minister of Women & Child Development, the minister said that the user trials of the panic button, backed with a full real-time emergency response system, will begin in Uttar Pradesh from 26th January this year.

In order to protect women, in April 2016, the Department of Telecommunications had issued an order that all no mobile phones must have the inbuilt panic button and global positioning system (GPS) from January 1, 2017, and January 1, 2018, respectively.

The minister earlier said that the inbuilt system of the panic button on mobiles for women's safety is a "game changer". "We finally managed to get the panic button. We have been working on it over the last two years. I spoke to the Prime Minister and he took it extremely seriously and immediately it has been done so we should give him credit for it," she added.

Meanwhile, she inaugurated an online portal NARI in New Delhi. The portal will provide all information on government schemes and initiatives for women. Further to provide a platform for NGOs and Civil Societies.

The minister further said that for the first time ever since Independence, women of the country will be able to access information about benefits being provided to them by the Government. The portal contains information about schemes being run by both Central as well as the States Governments.

The NARI portal summarizes over 350 government schemes and other important information for the benefit of women, with more being added every day. It provides links to the Ministries, Departments and autonomous bodies offering these schemes as well as easy access to online applications and grievance redressal.

NARI will provide information to women on issues affecting their lives. There are tips on good nutrition, suggestions for health check-ups, information on major diseases, tips for job search and interview, investment and savings advice, information on crimes and against women and reporting procedures, contacts of legal aid cells, simplified adoption procedures and much more. It will endow women with the power of information to build their life skills and facilitates them in taking full advantage of the services provided by the Government for them.