Punjab to give e-assistance to runaway couples

Punjab Polity and Governance

For runaway couples tying knot with trouble after parting way with their families, help will soon be just a phone-touch away. The State has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it is making arrangements for providing e-assistance to couples seeking protection.
As the case came up for resumed hearing, Punjab Advocate General Atul Nanda told Justice Jhingan’s Bench that a “new tab” would specifically be created for assistance of the couples seeking protection in the existing state-level grievance redressal portal.
An easy access to the Internet for registering grievances would be provided to them through ‘One-stop Sakhi Centre’ in 22 headquarters. Nanda added a working mechanism was proposed whereby grievances would be forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner within 24 hours of receipt. He, with the help of a committee or the SSP concerned, would assess threat perception within 48 hours and do the needful immediately thereafter.
Justice Jhingan has already made it clear that safe houses were required for the runaway couples in each district of Punjab and Haryana along with the UT of Chandigarh.