Pink booth
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Elections
The Delhi Police launched their Pink Booth Initiative in October 2021, with their booths, staffed by female police officers and launched in areas with high foot traffic, aiming to provide a safe space to access police services such as reporting harassment.[1] Pink booths installed in 2021 in Chamarajanagar provided COVID-19 vaccinations.[2] In 2024, Ghaziabad announced an initiative to have their pink booths staffed by four-person counseling teams to help resolve familial disputes.[3]
In 2019, 17 pink booths were set up in the National Capital Region for elections, with 16,683 voters registering to vote at the booths.[4]
Reception
Ghaziabad commissioner of police Ajay Kumar Mishra credited declines in crimes against women in the city from September 2022 to August 2023 to the introduction of pink booths.[5]
A 2025 cover story by Delhi newspaper The Patriot found that many pink booths in the city were barely operational or closed, claiming that "the widespread failure of pink booths across Delhi raises serious concerns about their effectiveness."[1]
References
- 1 2 Niyogi, Kushan (2025-03-07). "Delhi: Are pink booths doing enough to secure women?". The Patriot. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "'Pink booths' to vaccinate women in Chamarajanagar". The Hindu. 2021-06-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Talk it out: Pink booths in Gzb to now help resolve family disputes". The Times of India. 2024-03-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ Kapoor, Cheena (2019-05-16). "'Pink Booths' in India Got More Women To Come Out To Vote". VICE. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "After pink booths, crimes against women see over 20% dip in Ghaziabad". The Times of India. 2024-09-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
