Self Defence Wing of SPUWAC, Nanak Pura, New Delhi

The Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) of Delhi Police is exclusively dealing with women safety issues and representing Delhi Police on various forums. However, in view of increasing need to give special consideration to women, SPUWAC is imparting Self Defence training (SHASHAKTI) to girl/women since 2002 in primarily marginalized sections of society for empowering them through training in martial arts. Through this wing, girl students, housewives across the NCT of Delhi are trained in basic Self Defence Techniques and taught how to make use of things like ‘Dupatta’, Pen, Handbags and other items available with them to protect themselves from attacks by anti social elements, criminals, snatchers etc. This training helps in building the self confidence in girls/women so that they do not feel vulnerable and also encourage them to join professional combat courses in future. Self defence techniques training classes, summer and winter camps, as well as one day self defence workshops all over Delhi are being organized by the Self Defence Wing of SPUWAC, Nanakpura, free of cost.

Achievement

Since 2002 to up to 07.07.2023 total 2925 self Defence Training Programmes (classes & camps) have been conducted by the Self Defence Wing of SPUWAC and total 510337 participants i.e. school/college girls students, housewives and girls in educational institutions and total 1148 Self Defence One Day Workshop have been conducted by Self Defence Wing in which188300participants have been attended the above workshop. This unit also organise Gender Sensitization programme from 2015 for boys and till 07.07.2023 total 430 programs have been conducted in which 146435 participants benefited.

After receiving lots of appreciation from society and looking at the success of these self defense training programmes besides routine camps held from time to time, the annual summer and winter camps are also organized by this Unit during summer & winter vacations all over Delhi at different venues.

SPUWAC is having a dedicated Self Defence wing comprising of ACP/Self Defence , Insp./Self Defence who has green belt in karate and short commando trained from CISF Commando training centre Barawaha (MP)and 37 Self Defence Trainer and 03 coaches. They have been imparted training in karate through ITBP Academy Mussoorie in the year 2016.

Out of 37 trainer 19 trainer Brown Belt in Karate 08 trainer yellow belt in karate and 09 trainer blue belt in karate and judo. SPUWAC impart the training to school in two module 10 days Self Defence training Programme and one day workshop. This unit also organized Gender sensitization programme to the boys and Nukkad Natak on Women Safety issues.

As well as 30 new female officer reported in self defence wing. They are taking TOT ( training of trainers) so that they can get efficiency in Self Defence Techniques and provide the self defence training to the school girls, house wives, working women etc.

Self Defence Wing of SPUWAC because of its remarkable achievement for training in Self Defence for more than 2,08,125 and 3,25,081 girls/women participants in the year 2017 and 2018 respectively and got entries twice in prestigious LIMCA BOOK OF RECORD.

Self Defence team of SPUWAC felicitated with SKOCH SILVER AWARD for successful execution of SASHAKTI programme towards the safety of women and children .

Presently a MOU has been signed between Delhi Police and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for NSS Volunteers at Adarsh Auditorium, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi on18.02.2023.

On 19.02.2023, ‘Rahgiri Programme was organized by the SPUWAC Unit Delhi Police at Connaught Place Delhi, Commissioner of Police, Delhi were guests in the programme.

Now total 34 classes are running in all over Delhi 25 classes of NSS/ 04 classes for DCW and 05 classes for others (list attached)

THE MOTTO OF SELF DEFENCE WING IS “SASHAKTI” WHICH RELATED WITH WOMEN EMPOWERMENT