The case of kidnapping and horse trading of daughters in the state has once again shaken the hollow claims of politics. Whenever a new case of crime against women and children hits the headlines, the state's three-year record comes to the fore, under which the state's transformation into a rape capital creates uneasiness. Out of 31,677 registered cases in the country, maximum 6,337 cases of rape are registered in Rajasthan. We are also ahead in POCSO cases. But being ahead in crime, pushes the state back several steps. Even though smart city projects are going on in the state, no city can get the status of being smart without providing security to women.

But this question is not limited to the responsibility of the government only. The government cannot bring revolutionary changes without the support of the people. For this, NGOs, intellectuals, professionals, businessmen all have to come forward. This is a question related to all of us and we all have to solve it together. First of all, it is necessary to understand that the state's infrastructure, its design and facilities should all be decided keeping women in mind. Collective Point 6 in Barcelona is a cooperative of female architects, sociologists and urban planners working tirelessly to make Barcelona's streets safer. Today every company makes plans for social concern under Corporate Social Responsibility. Adopts village and park. Can't it be that companies should include the responsibility of making roads safe in social concerns. Where there are no streetlights and CCTVs, install streetlights and surveillance cameras, where there is no connectivity, take the responsibility of providing connectivity and take the responsibility of the women living or working near those roads. Biocon Ltd. took up such a responsibility in Bangalore. Filmmaker Madhurita Anand has launched a free application called Safety Ratings (Phree) that allows people, especially women, to rate any place as safe or unsafe. Apart from cafes, gyms, malls, roads are needed in this.

Every company joins social cause under CSR. Can't it be that they include the responsibility of making the roads safe with the adoption of villages and parks in the social concerns.

also included and safety mapping was done. SafetyPin is one such crowdsourced app by Kalpana Vishwanath that gives safety audit scores to Delhi's roads and localities. One such app in Cairo is called Harasmap, which does a complete mapping of crimes against women and informs the user whether a place is safe or unsafe, so that they can choose their route accordingly. Such steps can also help in making the city sensitive and accountable towards women's safety.