Punjab Safe Cities Authority

The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) ( ), established in 2015, is an autonomous government body that aims to improve public safety and security in Punjab, Pakistan. It is currently functioning in 7 major cities of Punjab: Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, and Sargodha. The main goal of the PSCA is to develop and maintain an integrated command, control, and communications (IC3) system throughout Punjab's major cities. Over 10,000 closed-circuit television cameras have been installed in Lahore, with plans to establish similar surveillance systems in the other 6 cities under the PSCA's jurisdiction.

Integration of Safety and Security Administration Systems

In customary security administration systems, separate offices and specialists are in charge of managing security circumstances such as traffic blockage and urban violence, and catastrophic events like floods and earthquakes. While modern technologies and video monitoring systems were utilized for surveillance, this framework did not serve as a cohesive unit to manage crisis circumstances. These advances are run by a focal control and administration engaged with constantly checking potential crisis circumstances and quickly reacting to them.

The administration functions as a center point of information through which data is spread and input is gathered. As such, it is a multipurpose answer for all security issues seen by a city and is controlled by central administration. It may be said in this manner that the Safe City idea exemplifies a one-stop-shop answer for every one of the issues identified for the well-being of the public.

It empowers frameworks to arrange and work together with each other to build up an instrument of effective policing for current urban areas. Its different advantages incorporate a decrease in reaction time in an event of crises, quick service conveyance, constant checking of potential security dangers at key areas, convenient goals of traffic-related issues like mishaps, blockage and stifle focuses, and successful management of crowd and uproar control.

Establishment of PSCA

To address the evolving security challenges of modern urban environments, the Government of Punjab established the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) as an autonomous body under the ''Punjab Safe Cities Ordinance, 2015''. The primary mandate of the Authority is to design, implement, and maintain the Integrated Command, Control, and Communication Program (IC3) across the province.

The ordinance was formally drafted and enacted on 7 July 2015, outlining the legal and operational framework for the Authority. It also provided for the appointment of a governing body, including a full-time Managing Director, to oversee the execution and administration of PSCA's strategic objectives. This organizational structure was created to ensure efficient, technology-driven, and coordinated public safety initiatives throughout Punjab..

The Working Model of Safe City Centre

Safe Cities' vision is to make an Integrated Command, Control and Communication Program (IC3) that gathers and disseminates data and information from various sources. Some examples are government offices, executives of traffic management, intelligence agencies and other private and public entities. It utilizes this collected data to grow progressively successful and effective reactions to any sort of security risk. Utilizing cutting edge technology, video surveillance and communication systems, it manages a variety of security threats progressively. Aside from upgrading the capacity to react rapidly to a crisis circumstance, it diminishes the pressure on the state and its assets as data is stored centrally and activities are coordinated through a central authority. The Safe City speaks to policing where the capability of cutting-edge innovations is outfitted, and the ability of law administration groups is upgraded to make urban environments safe.

E-challan system

The PSCA launched an electronic ticketing system in Lahore on the directives of the Lahore High Court. This system, with the help of modern Automatic Vehicle Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras, identifies the violators of traffic rules, which the PSCA installed across Lahore. The e-challan is sent to the violators’ addresses registered against their vehicle IDs, containing the information along with pictorial evidence regarding how the driver violated traffic rules. The PSCA has also launched an online portal for the citizens to check e-challan by giving vehicle registration number and CNIC..

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External links

* {{Official website, http://psca.gop.pk

Organisations based in Lahore
Civic and political organisations of Pakistan
Local government organizations
2015 establishments in Pakistan
Organizations established in 2016
Public safety
Government agencies of Punjab, Pakistan