UP panel proposes safety measures for women saying “No male tailor for women’s measurements”

The UP commission also suggested placing female security personnel on school buses and hiring female staff in women’s clothing stores.

Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission has proposed a new safety measure for women. The commission proposes banning male tailors from taking women’s measurements as part of the measures to enhance women’s safety. They propose to restrict men from training women in gyms and yoga sessions.

New safety measure proposed by the UP panel.
A new safety measure has been proposed by Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission to improve women’s safety. This includes barring male tailors to take women’s measurements and also barring male trainers to train females in gyms and yoga sessions. The commission also has suggested to place female security personnel on school buses and hiring female staff in women’s clothing stores to enhance women’s security in public and commercial spaces.

A meeting was held to discuss about enhancing women’s safety.
On October 28 in Lucknow, a meeting was held to discuss the measures to enhance women’s safety, where commission members explored various initiatives aimed at improving security for women as per a report by The Times of India. The report quoted Maneesha Ahlawat, a member of the commission as saying, “The discussions are preliminary. Feasibility of these proposals is yet to be decided. Once approved, these proposals will be submitted to the government to draft a policy for ground-level implementation.”

Appointing female trainers and teachers.
Hamid Hussain, Shamli district probation officer has directed local establishments to begin adopting new safety guidelines, which include appointing female trainers or teachers in women’s gyms, drama and yoga centers. This also include installing CCTV systems with DVR capabilities for monitoring. He said that school buses will need to have a female security guard or teacher.