Raipur: The Baghel govt on Friday announced to launch a special campaign for protection and safety of girls and women and provide them essential services.

Taking to Twitter Chhattisgarh CM Baghel said- a campaign called ‘Hamar Beti – Hamar Maan’ (our daughters, our honour) will be launched, under which women police personnel will visit schools and colleges in all districts and educate girls about their legal rights.

“Daughters are our honour and they are the foundation of the state’s bright future. A society in which daughters are safe and empowered, that society moves ahead on the path of development,” Baghel tweeted.

He added women police personnel will visit schools and colleges in every district and interact with students to educate them about their legal rights, good touch-bad touch, cyber crimes, molestation and sexual exploitation etc.

Under this initiative the state administration has decided to launch a helpline number on which complaints about misbehaviour, molestation and other crimes against women can be lodged and action will be taken on priority.

Investigations into crimes against women will be done on priority basis by women investigators, and it will be the responsibility of the inspector general of police (IGPs) of ranges to ensure that probe into such offences are completed and chargesheets are submitted in court within the stipulated time, he added.