Railway Protection Force is entrusted with the responsibility of security of railway property, passenger area and passengers. It is also discharging responsibility to rescue children under “Operation Nanhe Farishte”.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Central Railways (CR) has rescued 745 children in coordination with Govt. Railway police and other frontline railway staff from railway station platforms over CR in the past 6 months i.e. from January 2022 to June 2022 under “Operation Nanhe Farishte”. This includes 490 boys and 255 girls who reunited with their parents with the help of NGOs like Childline.
The children who come to the railway station without informing their families, due to some fight or some family issues or in search of better life or glamour of the city, etc are found by trained RPF personnel. This trained RPF personnel connect with the children, understand their problems and counsel them to reunite with their parents. Many of the parents express their deep gratitude and thankfulness for this noble service of the Railways.
The Division –wise breakup of Children rescued from January to June 2022 over Central Railway is as under:
Last year i.e. 2021 from January to December, Central Railway RPF in coordination with GRP and other frontline railway staff rescued 971 children including 603 boys and 368 girls.