Benefits of the Mahila Police Volunteer Scheme
- In order to fight crime against women, MPV will act as a public-police interface.
- The incident of abuse against women, including domestic violence, are to be reported using MPVs.
- MPVs aid in lowering crime rates, including those related to child marriage, dowry harassment, and assault against women in public places.
- A Mahila Police Volunteer is a prestigious post.
Mahila Police Volunteer
Mahila Police Volunteer was created by the Union Ministry of Women & Child Development and is a cooperative project with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The Mahila Police Volunteers programme aims to establish a connection between the local people in villages and the police authorities through police volunteers who will be women specifically trained for this role. Their main responsibility will be to monitor instances in which women in the community are harassed, denied their rights and entitlements, or whose growth is impeded. In the fiscal year 2016–2017, Haryana is the first state to undertake the programme at Karnal and Mahindergarh District on a pilot basis. Additionally, the plans for the implementation of MPVs from Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh have also been approved.