Self-Sufficient Women’s Self-Defense Training Program

Considering the unstable and unsafe living conditions in urban areas, the main objective of this scheme is to make every woman fearless, capable, and self-reliant for her own protection, as well as to instil confidence in women by alleviating their fears regarding self-defence, thereby creating a fearless mindset. Through sports, self-defence has become a necessity for everyone under this program, alongside the overall wellness of all citizens. Since 2003, the government’s sports department has been implementing the Fearless Self-defence Scheme for women.

In today’s era, the government has designed this scheme with a social commitment to empower women who step out of their homes for business, jobs, and education. It has become essential to provide all women with confidence-building self-defence training. According to the decision taken by the government, women will be trained in self-defence techniques (Judo, Taekwondo, Martial Arts, stick fighting), physical fitness exercises, yoga, laughter therapy methods, self-employment, etc., based on a curriculum prepared through consultations with experts in Judo/Taekwondo. Similarly, for the overall development of women, lectures are given by experts on topics such as anatomy, muscle injuries, athletes’ mental and physical rehabilitation, women’s health, nutrition, guidance, personality development, career counselling, self-employment, and home management, fire brigades training – concepts, demonstrations, traffic rules – information – demonstrations, women’s issues and solutions, and provisions in women’s legislation, etc. In order to empower women in every village and every taluka of Maharashtra, several district-level, divisional-level, and state-level training camps for self-employed trainers have been organized at the directorate level.

Beneficiary:

Women

Benefits:

self-defence techniques (Judo, Taekwondo, Martial Arts, stick fighting), physical fitness exercises, yoga, laughter therapy methods, self-employment, etc., based on a curriculum prepared through consultations with experts in Judo/Taekwondo.