An effort by us for finding the usage and how effective the KAVALAN SOS app launched by our Government and We thank all who support us., A special Thanks to Sir M.C.THILLAI NATARAJAN., Special Sub-Inspector of Police., Sirkali

1. PERCEPTION AND EFFECTIVENESS ON
USAGE OF KAVALAN SOS APP
Prof.P.Nisha,(Ph.D)., Asst.Prof of Business Administration,
Vivekananda College of Arts and Science FOR WOMEN, Sirkali
T.Hareni
II - BBA
K.Sneha
II - BBA

2. INTRODUCTION:
• Technology has developed nowadays.
• During the pandemic situation, technology helped us to overcome many hurdles. Here mobile phones
helped us in many ways specially to continue our studies.
• E-governance promotes good governance.
• In older times, women were viewed and safeguarded as goddess especially in India. . In modern life,
when a woman comes out of her house to satisfy her needs by her own, she faces a lot of difficulties.
• On the other hand, technology also safeguards women. Keeping this in mind, government has
introduced many safety measures and applications in mobile phone.
• One such application is the Kavalan SOS app. It was introduced by the Tamil Nadu on 30th October
2018.
• It is helpful in preventing crimes.

6. Objectives :
 To find that how technology has been effectively used to reduce violence against
women.
 To find out how Kavalan mobile application reach among peoples.
• To explore the reach and usage of ‘Kavalan’ mobile application as an effective
tool for safety of women through survey and in-depth interviews

7. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• Primary data was collected to find out the effectiveness and usage of Kavalan app.
• Data was collected through survey on online mode using google forms.
• In this study, both qualitative and quantitative methods are adopted.
• Data was collected randomly from 161 respondents who are native of Tamil Nadu and also from
government officials and general public.

8. TABLE 1
FACTORS AND VARIABLES PERCENTAGE
Variables Factors Percentage
Gender Male 13.7
Female 86.3
Age 15-20 years 63.4
20-30 years 26.1
30-40 years 5,.25
40-50+ years 5.25
Marital status Married 21.1
Unmarried 78.9
Educational Qualifications School 11.8
UG 64
PG 19.3
Illiterate 0
Others 4.9
Occupation Student 68.3
Govt employee 2.5
Private employee 14.3
House wife 9.9
Unemployed 5

9. CHART 1
9%
57%
1%
33%
Usage of Safety Apps
Safety pin Kavalan SOS Nirbhaya Others

10. CHART 2
Yes
81%
No
19%
IF YOU ARE A MALE, WILL YOU
SUGGEST IT TO YOUR FAMILY
OR FRIENDS

11. CHART 3

12. CHART 4

13. CHART 5

14. CHART 6

15. FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS:
 Gender does play a significant role in usage of Kavalan SOS app.
 Most of them came to know about Kavalan SOS app through friends & family.
 Most of the male respondents chose to suggest Kavalan SOS app to their friends and family.
 Most of them chose the convenient factor as travelling without fear any time
• Most of them agrees that Kavalan SOS app is used effectively against crimes

16. CONCLUSION
• E- governance play a vital role in this digital era.
• Additionally to know about the reduction of crimes
by the Kavalan app,we interviewed Mr.C. Thillai Natarajan, Special sub-inspector of police, Sirkali.
• He opined that technology has given rise to more crimes and it is only through self-control that women can
be safe.
• He replied that no technology can help in saving women against all this crime unless everyone in the society
is determined to be self-controlled and not disclose too much information to strangers whom they meet
online
• KAVALAN APP IS HELPFUL IN REDUCING THE CRIMES RATES.