Question: Which state has launched women safety centric campaign Mission Shakti?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Bihar
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 17 October 2020, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the six month long Nari Shakti campaign from Devi Paatan Shakti Peeth in Balrampur.
- The campaign started on the first day of Shardiya Navratri and will be continued till Basantik Navratri next year.
- The campaign aims to conduct different awareness and training programs for the safety and security of women and girls.
- The campaign also provides for handling effectively the crime committed against females by initiating legal actions.
- It was launched in all the 75 districts by various ministers, public representatives and senior officials.
- The six month long campaign involves two phases Mission Shakti and Operation Shakti.
- Mission Shakti is awareness driven while Operation Shakti is action based, punishing those committing any sort of misbehavior or crime against women.
- The unsocial elements who don’t improve morally will be boycotted socially and their pictures will be displayed publicly.
- Governor Anandiben Patel launched the campaign at Raj Bhawan Lucknow by flagging off 100 Pink Scooty and 10 four wheeler women police vehicles under Safe City Project.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay