Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, VP Singh Badnore on Monday launched SWAYAM-a self defence training programme organised by the Chandigarh Police, exclusively for the women.
Speaking at the launch function, Badnore said women as mothers should teach good values to their children and small male children should be taught how to respect women, right from the beginning.
Expressing concern over the rise in crime against women, Badnore said this had more than doubled over the past ten years in the country.
He called upon the police to play a proactive role in handling the crime cases against women. Insensitivity on the part of police could not be tolerated in such cases, he added. A dedicated helpline and control room for all women-related crimes should be set up. The control room should be fitted with all the latest gadgets and technologies. All the state police should develop apps for woman, be it used for a distress call or domestic violence. Patrolling needs to be intensified in ‘sensitive areas’, the policeman on the beat must be made to understand that sexual crimes are as important as offences like robbery. Director General of Police, Tajender Singh luthra said that the Women and Child Unit of Chandigarh Police has been conducting Self Defense Training Programme since 2012 for the girls of the schools and colleges of Chandigarh. As many as 5000 girls have been trained under this programme till date.
Besides this Special Summer camps on self defence have also been organised by the Chandigarh Police. So far 2573 girls have been trained on self defence techniques during the year 2017, added luthra.
later, the Governor handed over 45 Activa Bikes to the Women Police officials which would work round the clock to redress the problems of the women and children in Chandigarh.
Earlier, during the function, the Governor released the posters and pamphlets of SWAYAM and honoured various school Principals and self defence trainers.
Those who were present on the occasion included Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher, Parimal Rai, Adviser to Administrator, Arun Grover, Vice Chancellor, Punjab University, Chandigarh and other senior civil and police officers.