Maharashtra`s Higher and Technical Education Minister, Chandrakant Dada Patil, has mandated that tight security protocols be adopted in all girls` hostels to protect student safety. Patil has stated that all necessary security arrangements should be accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week and that relevant agencies must accept full responsibility for upholding these standards.

The decision came during a high-level meeting led by Patil, which focused on security measures in girls` hostels run by the Higher and Technical Education Department. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Vikas Chandra Rastogi, Director of Technical Education Dr Vinod Mohitkar, Deputy Secretary Ashok Mande, Deputy Secretary Pratap Lubal, Joint Director Prakash Bachhav, and other Department of Higher and Technical Education officials.