K’taka govt decides to implement self-defence crash course for girl students

Team Udayavani, Dec 23, 2022, 4:00 PM IST

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Belagavi: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that the government was planning to implement a crash course on self-defence along with Yoga from the next academic year onwards for girls.

Addressing the gathering at a Karate demonstration by girl students for self defence at Suvarna Soudha on Friday, he said, “Crash course on self-defence at every institution is the need of the hour. Along with Yoga, self-defence training from the pre-university level will be apt. The government will take a call on it.”

“While I was the state home minister, a decision with this regard was taken. I must appreciate the residential institutions for taking this up and incorporating self-defence training for students at a large scale”, he added.

ಇಂದು ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯ ಸುವರ್ಣ ಸೌಧದ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಲುಗಳ ಬಳಿ ಸಮಾಜ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ, ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ವರ್ಗಗಳ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಸತಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಸಂಘಗಳ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತಾಶ್ರಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ್ದ”ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯರ ಕರಾಟೆ ಆತ್ಮರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಕಲೆ” ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನವನ್ನು ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದೆನು. pic.twitter.com/1RVl4biXCD

— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) December 23, 2022

Further, he said, “The training can be extended even to women from rural areas, working women, etc. Girls who receive the training must see to it that they train other girls and women. This will provide a protective shield to society as well. The Nirbhaya scheme is implemented at a cost of Rs. 700 crores. We have decided to extend this scheme to all the cities and soon we will initiate the process.”