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Railways to install CCTV in every coach

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Railways to install CCTV in every coach (GS3 · Railways, 13 July 2025)

What happened

  • Railways will fit 4 CCTV cameras in every coach and 6 in each locomotive [PIB].
  • Cameras go in common areas near doors to protect privacy [PIB].

Background

  • It follows a successful trial [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Safety versus privacy: placement rules matter.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2025-07-13): railways will fit 4 CCTV cameras in every coach and 6 in each locomotive.
  2. Safety versus privacy: placement rules matter.
Quotable data point

Railways will fit 4 CCTV cameras in every coach and 6 in each locomotive.

PIB: CCTV in coaches, 13 Jul 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

CCTV cameras per locomotive

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerInfrastructure in India: Importance, Financing, PPP Models, National Infrastructure Pipeline and PM Gati Shakti (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: CCTV in coaches, 13 Jul 2025

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