Women Safety Wing Telangana

What Women Safety Wing Telangana does

Women Safety Wing Telangana is a specialised vertical of Telangana State Police, established in March 2019 and headquartered in Hyderabad, mandated to safeguard women and children across the state's 33 districts. It operates a modular portfolio of protective services including SHE Teams (anti-eve-teasing intervention originating as India's first such model), BHAROSA one-stop support centres for sexual offence victims, Anti-Human Trafficking Units (31 across the state), NRI Cell for overseas marital cases, Pride Place for transgender and LGBQIA+ protection, SAHAS for workplace sexual-harassment prevention, Women Help Desks at police stations, and the Missing Persons Monitoring Cell. The wing also runs prevention/awareness programs such as the Cyber Ambassador Platform (2,381 schools), CybHER, Operation Muskaan, and the more recent STHREE RIDE economic-empowerment initiative for women drivers.

The technology layer comprises mobile applications (Hawkeye SOS app with geolocation, T-Safe safety app, Dhruv for missing-person reporting), the Bharosa case-management system, SHE Bharosa Cyber Lab for cyber forensics, and an Analysis Wing for operational data aggregation. Backed by 7,91,152 CCTV cameras statewide and a fleet responding to 4,000+ patrol calls per day, the wing reports a 90% missing-person tracing rate in 2022 and recovery of 55,356 children between 2015-2023.

Operationally, Women Safety Wing is a non-commercial public-sector entity funded entirely through the Telangana state police budget. It generates no revenue, prices all services at zero to citizens, and distributes services through a multi-channel model: emergency helplines (Dial 100, 1098), WhatsApp, dedicated centres, embedded police-station desks, mobile apps, and a school/collegiate outreach network. GTM is direct-to-citizen via government channels, with partnerships complementing core delivery: Bachpan Bachao Andolan (legal/rehabilitation, 2022 MoU), NIMHANS Bengaluru (counsellor training), My Choices Foundation, Keolis Hyderabad Metro Rail (workplace safety), Medicover Hospitals, and Telangana Education, WCD and Labour Departments for cross-functional operations such as Operation Muskaan.

Name

Women Safety Wing Telangana

Legal name

Women Safety Wing, Telangana Police

Website

https://womensafetywing.telangana.gov.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Women Safety Wing, Telangana Police is a government vertical established in March 2019 that delivers free women and child safety services across all 33 districts of Telangana through dedicated modules (SHE Teams, BHAROSA, AHTU, Pride Place, SAHAS, CybHER, NRI Cell), supported by mobile apps (Hawkeye, T-Safe) and statewide CCTV infrastructure, and fully funded by the state police budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Services

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

Keywords

• Women safety services
• Child protection programs
• Cyber safety education
• Anti-human trafficking operations
• Emergency helpline services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funded Services: All services provided by Women Safety Wing are funded by the Telangana State Government as part of police operations. No commercial revenue generation occurs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Women Safety Wing Telangana is a specialized vertical of Telangana State Police that delivers women and child safety services through a portfolio of modules including SHE Teams (anti eve-teasing intervention), BHAROSA one-stop support centres for sexual offence victims, Anti-Human Trafficking Units, NRI Cell, Domestic Violence Module, Cyber Module/CybHER, Pride Place for transgender protection, and SAHAS workplace safety. It supplements these modules with mobile applications (Hawkeye and T-Safe), emergency helplines (Dial 100, 1098), district-level Bharosa Centres, Women Help Desks, and the SHE Bharosa Cyber Lab for cyber forensics.

Product overview

Women Safety Wing Telangana is a government police department operating as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of safety initiatives organized into specialized modules including SHE Teams (anti eve-teasing intervention), BHAROSA (one-stop crisis centers for sexual violence victims), AHTU (anti-human trafficking), NRI Cell (international marital issues), Domestic Violence Module, Cyber Module/CybHER (online safety), Pride Place (LGBTQIA+ protection), SAHAS (workplace safety), Women Help Desk, and Safety Clubs. Supporting infrastructure includes T-Safe and Hawkeye mobile applications for emergency response, SHE Bharosa Cyber Lab for cyber forensics, and Analysis Wing for data-driven insights. The portfolio also includes economic empowerment initiatives like STHREE RIDE for women's livelihood in transportation. These modules work collaboratively through a network of district-level units, coordinated by the Women Safety Wing headquarters in Hyderabad.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SHE Teams: India's first anti eve-teasing intervention model - works behind the scenes on reported issues and undertakes incognito patrolling of public spaces
• BHAROSA
• T-Safe
• HAWK EYE App
• SAHAS
• Pride Place
• CybHER
• STHREE RIDE

Products and services

• SHE Teams India's first and most replicated Anti Eve Teasing Intervention model that undertakes incognito patrolling of public spaces and handles street sexual harassment cases for women and girls in Telangana.
• BHAROSA One-stop support centers providing medical care, counselling, legal aid and forensic services to women and children affected by violence and sexual abuse across multiple districts of Telangana.
• Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) Network of 31 specialized units handling cases of human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, child labour, forced bonded labour, illegal organ removal, organized begging, and selling children for adoption across Telangana.
• NRI Cell Coordinating agency for dealing with domestic violence and harassment cases involving NRI spouses and relatives, including marriage fraud cases.
• Domestic Violence Module Module specializing in handling cases of domestic violence, verbal, emotional, sexual and economic abuse, dowry harassment, and gender biases through CDEW (Centre for Development and Empowerment of Women).
• Cyber Module (CybHER) Dedicated cyber cell dealing with cyber and phone crimes including cyber stalking, online harassment, identity theft, and phishing, supported by ethical hacking and forensic software tools.
• Pride Place Dedicated cell providing protection and police services to transgender and LGBQIA+ persons through networking and collaboration with stakeholders in Telangana.
• SAHAS State Police-Industry Body collaborative initiative for strengthening the ecosystem of support for women employees in workplaces, addressing prevention of and response to workplace sexual harassment.
• Women Help Desk Police station-based single point of contact for all issues relating to crimes against women, providing regular updates on case status, counselling, compensation, and other victim support services.
• STHREE RIDE Mobility-based livelihood initiative creating employment opportunities for women in the transportation sector through gig-worker and full-time employment models in Telangana.
• T-Safe Mobile Application Women safety mobile application providing emergency response and location tracking capabilities for citizens of Telangana.
• Hawkeye App Emergency response mobile application where women in distress can press SOS button sending messages with geolocation to family, friends and police.
• SHE Bharosa Cyber Lab Cyber investigation and forensics facility supporting technology-enabled crime prevention, investigation, and evidence analysis for cases involving women and children.
• Missing Persons Monitoring Cell Unit monitoring and coordinating efforts for tracing missing persons, particularly children, through AHTU teams and collaborative operations achieving 90% tracing rate in 2022.
• Analysis Wing Technical analysis and support wing providing data-driven insights for women safety initiatives and operations across Telangana.
• Safety Clubs Grassroots safety initiative engaging college students and youth in discussions on safety, child rights, leadership, and community vigilance across 33+ colleges in Telangana.
• CDEW (Centre for Development and Empowerment of Women) Centre focused on development and empowerment of women as part of the Domestic Violence Module structure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% tracing rate for missing persons in 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Keolis Hyderabad Metro RailcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2023First-of-its-kind SAHAS training program for metro rail employees on workplace safety. Initiative between State Police and industry body to strengthen support for women employees.
• Medicover Hospitals and IAMC HyderabadminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 August 2023Collaboration for awareness session on Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace along with CIl-IWN Telangana.
• CIl-IWN TelanganaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 August 2023Partnered with Women Safety Wing and Medicover Hospitals for awareness session on workplace sexual harassment prevention.
• Telangana State Education DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2023Cyber Ambassador Platform (C.A.P) program launched in coordination with Education Department across 2381 schools in 33 districts. Welfare residential schools of SC, ST, Minority, BC also participated.
• Bachpan Bachao AndolancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 July 2022MoU signed on July 28, 2022 for providing end-to-end legal support, justice and rehabilitation including mental health counselling to victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Bachpan Bachao Andolan established a resource centre in the state.
• NIMHANS BengalurucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2022Collaboration for workshop with school counsellors on Rapid Assessment of adolescents (14-18 years) in select schools. SAMVAD, National Initiative for Child Protection supported the program focusing on mental health and psychosocial care.
• My Choices FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMy Choices Foundation plays a pivotal role in both Anti Trafficking and Domestic Violence initiatives. The organisation provides support for victim rehabilitation, awareness campaigns, and collaborative efforts to combat human trafficking in Telangana.
• Telangana Commissionerate of Collegiate EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtended support for Girls Safety Clubs Phase-II launch across 33+ colleges in Telangana.
• Telangana WCD DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Anti Human Trafficking operations and child protection initiatives including Operation Muskaan.
• TS Education DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStakeholder in Operation Muskaan for rescuing missing children and coordinating with schools for child welfare.
• TS Labour DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Operation Muskaan addressing child labour issues and trafficking prevention.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Commission for Women (NCW): Statutory national body for safeguarding women's rights and addressing grievances. Directly comparable as a government entity providing women-protection services, with similar mandates to Women Safety Wing but at the national rather than state level.
• Childline India Foundation: Operates the 1098 child helpline and child-protection network across India — directly comparable to Women Safety Wing's 1098 routing and missing-children tracing operations, including Operation Muskaan.
• One Stop Centre (Sakhi) Scheme: Ministry of Women and Child Development scheme providing integrated support (medical, legal, counselling) to women facing violence — directly comparable to Women Safety Wing's BHAROSA one-stop centres. Sakhi is the central government parallel to BHAROSA's state-government model.
• Delhi Commission for Women: State-level statutory body handling complaints and grievances of women in Delhi — directly comparable as a parallel state-level women-protection institution with similar complaint and case-management scope.
• Maharashtra State Commission for Women: Maharashtra's parallel state commission for women; comparable statutory body addressing women-protection cases and grievances at the state level, analogous to WSW Telangana's mandate.

Emerging players

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): US non-profit operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline and victim-support programmes. Comparable in mission and one-stop victim-support model (medical, counselling, legal coordination) to BHAROSA Centres, though operating in a different jurisdiction.
• Refuge (UK): UK charity operating the National Domestic Abuse Helpline and refuge centres — comparable as a specialised women-protection service network providing helpline, counselling, and crisis support analogous to BHAROSA and the dial-100/1098 infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C): Central Ministry of Home Affairs body coordinating cybercrime response nationally, including the CCPWC scheme for women and children. Comparable to Women Safety Wing's CybHER and SHE Bharosa Cyber Lab modules but operates at national scope rather than state.
• National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB): Central agency collecting and publishing crime data including crimes against women and children. Comparable analysis-wing function to Women Safety Wing's internal Analysis Wing, but at national-data scale.
• Safe City Project (Ministry of Home Affairs): Central government scheme strengthening safety infrastructure in cities for women. Directly comparable to WSW Telangana's CCTV network (7.91L cameras) and SHE Teams public-space patrol model, but as a central scheme versus a state-implemented one.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tg_womensafety
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@womensafetywingtelanganapo3986
• Facebookfacebook.com/tgwomensafety
• Instagraminstagram.com/womensafetywing_tg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/women-safety-wing-telangana

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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