Operation Jagriti
Why in News?
Operation Jagriti is a dedicated women's safety, awareness, and empowerment initiative launched by the Uttar Pradesh Police in the Agra Zone. Inspired by the state’s overarching Mission Shakti campaign, it has successfully advanced through multiple operational phases.
Core Objectives
- Grassroots Awareness: To educate women and young girls about their foundational legal rights, personal safety measures, and official institutional support.
- Counseling and Redressal: Providing immediate, professional counseling and institutional referral infrastructure to victims of gender-based violence.
- Promoting Legal Literacy: Dispelling taboos and sharing critical structural provisions regarding the POCSO Act, domestic violence acts, and anti-cyber fraud frameworks.
- Addressing Legal Misuse: Sensitizing households on the damages caused by using legal loopholes or staging false FIRs to settle personal or property disputes.
Key Framework & Execution
- Brainchild Authority: Conceived and executed by the Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Agra Zone, Anupam Kulshrestha.
- Inter-Departmental Convergence: Deployed as a multi-layered coalition combining the UP Police with the state health, education, panchayati raj, and women & child development departments.
- International Partnership: Backed and structured in close coordination with UNICEF representatives.
Geographic Scope
The operation spans across seven major districts comprising the Agra and Aligarh administrative divisions:
The operation spans across seven major districts comprising the Agra and Aligarh administrative divisions:
- Agra
- Firozabad
- Mathura
- Mainpuri
- Aligarh
- Etah
- Hathras
- Kasganj
Real-World Impact & Achievements
- Massive Mass Outreach: The targeted phases have directly communicated with and sensitized over 12 to 13 million people across village panchayats, city wards, and local educational complexes.
- Student and Youth Activation: Conducted deeply interactive, student-centric workshops in local schools to train the younger demographic against cyber-exploitation and domestic hazards.
- De-clogging the Legal System: Successfully persuaded citizens to withdraw 72 fabricated or false complaints across the zone (including 26 in Firozabad and 13 in Mathura), significantly reducing unnecessary judicial delays.
