August 25, 2026 3:02 PM
Gujarat doubles 112 emergency fleet to 1,000 ‘Janrakshak’ vehicles; targets sub-eight-minute response
Gujarat on Tuesday doubled the fleet of vehicles deployed under its 112 emergency response system to 1,000, with Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi flagging off 500 new advanced 'Janrakshak' vehicles in Gandhinagar. The expansion is aimed at further reducing the time taken by police to reach people in distress. The state government has set a target of bringing the average emergency response time below eight minutes. According to the Gujarat Police, the state's average police response time ha...