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Ai face recognition system: To further strengthen the safety of women, the Government of India is now going to install Artificial Intelligence based face recognition system (FRS) at railway stations. In the Supreme Court, the Central Government has informed that in the first phase, 7 major railway stations of the country will be equipped with this high -tech monitoring system. The move aims to curb the increasing crimes against women.

Which railway stations will have this system?

The first phase under the government’s scheme includes Mumbai CST and New Delhi railway stations. The names of the remaining 5 stations will be revealed soon. Advanced cameras and technical mechanisms will be installed at these places which will be able to identify suspicious faces.

Safe City Project already active

The SAFE City Project for Women Safety has already been implemented in 8 major cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Lucknow. Technology -based monitoring has already started in these cities.

What will happen in this security system?

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, these facilities will be included in this high -tech scheme:

• Facial Recognition Camera
• Automatic Number Plate Reader (ANPR)
• Smart Street Lighting System
• Cctv surveillance
• Monitoring by drones

All these techniques will function jointly for the identification and monitoring of criminals.

What has happened at railway stations so far?

499 IERMS (Integrated Emergency Response Management System) is already active at railway stations. Apart from this, Konkan Railways has installed 740 CCTV cameras at 67 stations. Now the AI based FRS system is also being included in the next phase.

Increasing crime against women and status in court

Senior Advocate Mahalakshmi Pawani told the court that “58.8 lakh cases were registered against women in 2018, which increased to 66.4 lakhs in 2022. In 2022, 23.66 lakh cases were pending in court, but the sentence was done only in 38,136 cases.”

What techniques do the government have?

The government has launched many digital platforms and technology projects to protect women and identify criminals, including:

• CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems)
• CR-MAC
• Ndso, itsso
• ERSS, I4C

Although their widespread impact has not been seen yet, changes are expected with the introduction of techniques like face recognition.