Police organises self-defense training for women safety

New Delhi, May 30

The Special Police Unit for Woman and Children (SPUWAC) has been organising self-defence training programmes, under the Sashakti Scheme of Delhi Police, for girls and women in Delhi to empower them and in order to ensure women safety.

Over 818,920 girls and women have been trained through this initiative, including 208,125 in 2017 alone. Encouraged by the immense popularity of these programmes, SPUWAC started organising Summer Camp during summer vacations with intent to involve every section of general public in this intiative so that any girl and women in the area could participate. 

Besides imparting self-defence techniques, training to girls/women at each venue, organising separate shows of Nukkad Natak and National Award winning short film Komal was screened as part of the Nirbheek initiative.

After running successfully for 15 days, the camp culminated at Sant Nirankari School, Sant Nirankari Colony here presided over by Special Commissioner of Police Sanjay Beniwal and attended by other senior police officers.

Certificates of participation along with sanitary napkins were distributed to 500 girls to mark the World Menstrual Hygiene day, said DCP Esha Pandey.

Making women cops fit

The Central District Police organised a seminar on Smart and Fit Police’ for women personnel at Mata Sundari College.

The aim of the seminar was to generate awareness amongst female police workforce on maintaining appropriate beauty and wellness regime which they usually neglect due to their erratic schedules and rigorous duty while safeguarding the public. The seminar was organised in association with VLCC Institute of Beauty and Nutrition.

PS to MOS, Home (State) for Social Justice and Empowerment Dhanpreet Kaur was the chief guest on the occasion. — TNS