{"id":47412,"date":"2017-03-18T05:47:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T00:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=47412"},"modified":"2017-03-18T05:49:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T00:19:32","slug":"women-can-directly-approach-wcd-ministry-maneka-gandhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/women-can-directly-approach-wcd-ministry-maneka-gandhi","title":{"rendered":"Women can directly approach WCD ministry : Maneka Gandhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/maneka_gandhi.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"47413\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/women-can-directly-approach-wcd-ministry-maneka-gandhi\/maneka_gandhi\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/maneka_gandhi.jpg?fit=875%2C583&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"875,583\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"maneka_gandhi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/maneka_gandhi.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/maneka_gandhi.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-47413\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/maneka_gandhi.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/maneka_gandhi.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/maneka_gandhi.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/maneka_gandhi.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/maneka_gandhi.jpg?w=875&amp;ssl=1 875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today said women could directly approach the Women and Child Development ministry if they face problems while using cabs, following allegations of harassment by a woman rider against an Uber driver here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Flag us if you face harassment of any form while being ferried by cabs,&#8221; Gandhi tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>She also urged cab aggregator Uber to enforce strict guidelines to ensure safety of women following allegations of harassment by the woman rider against a driver.<\/p>\n<p>Uber in a statement said they have barred the accused driver from using the app and have also suggested that the victim take police assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The woman had alleged that the Uber cab driver harassed her and forced her to get down midway during a trip in the city following an argument.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Uber must take cognisance and enforce strict guidelines to ensure women safety and curb untoward incidents as this,&#8221; Gandhi tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson of the ministry said that Gandhi was referring to guidelines issued by the Centre.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has only prepared a draft taxi policy which was made public in December last year and is yet to be finalised.<\/p>\n<p>Gandhi had also written to Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, in September, 2016 with recommendations for this draft policy.<\/p>\n<p>Among her suggestions were mandatory GPS in cabs, central locking to be disabled, identification details of driver to be prominently displayed and a glass or metal mesh between the driver and the rear seat.<\/p>\n<p>The draft policy also mentions measures such as disabling of central locking system, and driver details to be displayed.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from this it mandates an emergency response system to handle SOS alerts.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed policy also recommends that cab aggregators develop their mobile app in such a manner that riders can share their location with a minimum of two persons and can contact the police in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Source: PTI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today said women could directly approach the Women and Child Development ministry if they face problems while using cabs, following allegations of harassment by a woman rider against an Uber driver here. &#8220;Flag us if you face harassment of any form while being ferried by cabs,&#8221; 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