One of the major steps which
were taken by the Delhi government to ensure safety of the women in the
capital was setting up of women helpline. The 181 'Nirbhaya' helpline
was started after the gang rape incident of the medical intern student
in December 2012.
The helpline is on the verge of closure as the contracts of the
employees running the service has not been renewed. The employees
working for this noble cause are not even paid salaries since December.
The 'Nirbhaya' helpline, which runs 24x7, receives nearly 3000
calls from women in problem every day. Khadijah Faruqui, the head of the
helpline, has sent an SOS to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.
An all women team mostly from the poor families run this helpline
who have not received salaries from past two months. Many of them are
also the survivors of such heinous crimes.
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