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Gujarat launches 500 Jan Rakshak Vans for quick emergency response
Gujarat has launched 500 new Jan Rakshak Vans to provide emergency assistance within 5 to 10 minutes of a call. The vans, equipped with GPS tracking and first-aid kits, will patrol highways…
Gujarat has launched 500 new Jan Rakshak Vans to provide emergency assistance within 5 to 10 minutes of a call. The vans, equipped with GPS tracking and first-aid kits, will patrol highways and rural areas to respond to accidents, crimes, and medical emergencies.
The initiative was flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The state government said the fleet will operate round the clock and be linked to a central control room for real-time coordination. The vans are part of a broader push to improve public safety response times across Gujarat.
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Gujarat's Jan Rakshak Van scheme builds on a 2018 pilot under which a smaller fleet of emergency response vehicles was deployed in select districts. The expansion to 500 vans aims to cover gaps where ambulance or police patrols are slow, particularly on state highways and in remote talukas. Each van carries a driver and a trained responder, not a full police team, so its effectiveness will depend on how seamlessly it links with district hospitals and local police stations. The state has not disclosed a per-vehicle cost or a target response-time compliance rate. A performance audit after six months, expected around mid-2025, will show whether the 5-to-10-minute promise holds in practice.
next step: the state government is expected to publish the first quarterly response-time report by April 2025.
Source: odishatv.in
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