Rani Laxmi Bai Self-Defense Training

What is the Rani Laxmi Bai Self-Defense Training scheme?

Rani Laxmi Bai Self-Defense Training is a girls' safety scheme run in Uttarakhand by the Secondary Education Department under the Samagra Shiksha programme. Named after the warrior queen Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, the scheme provides free self-defense skills training to girl students in government schools, so that they learn to protect themselves and gain confidence. According to the scheme description, the training covers disciplines such as judo, karate, martial arts and boxing.

Rani Laxmi Bai Self-Defense Training is delivered inside schools. Selected government schools receive a grant to hire qualified trainers and run the sessions. Reports of the scheme note that the per-school training grant was raised to around Rs 5,000 per month, up from an earlier figure of about Rs 3,000 per month, and that the training runs for a defined block of about three months at each participating school. The self-defense training is a component of the girls' education and safety objectives of Samagra Shiksha rather than a cash benefit paid to individual students.

The scheme is aimed at girls at the upper-primary and secondary stages of government schooling. Because it works through schools, the number of schools covered is decided each year, and coverage can be substantial, reports of one district cited 146 schools selected in Haridwar alone in a single cycle.

What does the training cover?

Under Samagra Shiksha the self-defense component was formally renamed Rani Laxmi Bai Aatma Raksha Prashikshan and the per-school grant was raised from about Rs 3,000 to about Rs 5,000 per month for three months. The training is designed to build practical safety skills rather than just sport. According to the scheme's national guidelines, a typical cycle includes basic self-defense techniques, physical exercises, simple stunts and yoga asanas, alongside the martial-art disciplines of judo, karate and boxing. The stated objective is to help girl students handle the risk of assault, move safely in public spaces, and build lasting self-confidence. Because the coaching is delivered inside the school day by a hired trainer, girls do not have to travel or pay for outside classes, which matters especially in Uttarakhand's hill districts where private coaching is scarce.

Who is eligible for the self-defense training?

A girl student can take part if:

• She is a girl student enrolled in a government school in Uttarakhand.
• She is in the upper-primary or secondary stage covered by the scheme.
• Her school has been selected to run the training in the current cycle.
• Her parent or guardian gives consent for her to take part in physical training.

A girl cannot take part / is not eligible if:

• Her school has not been selected to run the training in the current year.
• She is not enrolled in a government school covered by the scheme.
• Parental consent for the physical training is not provided.

There is no income test or caste condition for this scheme; the qualifying factors are being a girl student in a covered government school and the school being selected for the current cycle.

What documents are required?

Because the benefit is training delivered inside the school rather than money paid to the family, the paperwork is light. No bank account or Aadhaar seeding is needed for the girl to receive the training itself.

How to apply for Rani Laxmi Bai self-defense training

Rani Laxmi Bai Self-Defense Training has no separate public application form. Girls take part through their school:

1. Check with your school: ask the head of school or the physical-education teacher whether your school has been selected to run the training this year.
2. Give parental consent, the parent or guardian signs the consent for the girl to join the physical training.
3. Attend the training sessions; join the sessions run by the trainer hired by the school over the training block (about three months).
4. Complete the cycle: take part through the full cycle so the skills: judo, karate and basic self-defense — are actually learned.

If your school is not covered, you can ask your District Education Officer or the Samagra Shiksha Uttarakhand office whether more schools are being added in the current cycle.

How are schools and trainers chosen?

Rani Laxmi Bai Self-Defense Training is a component of Samagra Shiksha, the Centre-plus-state education programme, which has been extended through 2025-26. The Uttarakhand Secondary Education Department, through its State Project Office, allocates the training to government upper-primary and secondary (composite) schools each session and releases the per-school grant. The school then engages a qualified self-defense trainer; often a certified judo, karate or martial- arts coach: to run the sessions during school hours for the roughly three-month block. Because selection and the number of schools are decided fresh every year within the Samagra Shiksha budget, a school covered in one cycle is not guaranteed the grant in the next, and a school left out one year can be taken up later. Parents who want their daughter's school included should raise it early with the head of school and the District Education Officer so the demand is on record before the annual allocation is finalised.

How much does the scheme spend, and on what?

Rani Laxmi Bai Self-Defense Training funds the training, not a cash payment to students. The per-school grant reported is around Rs 5,000 per month, used to hire qualified self-defense trainers and run sessions for the enrolled girls. The training runs for about three months per cycle. Families pay nothing. The value to a girl student is the free coaching in self-defense disciplines and the confidence that comes with it.

How to check whether your school is covered

There is no public status portal for this scheme. To find out:

1. Ask the head of your school, who receives the selection intimation and the grant.
2. Contact your District Education Officer if the school cannot confirm.
3. Contact the Samagra Shiksha Uttarakhand State Project Office for the list of covered schools in the current cycle.

Common reasons a girl misses the training, and how to avoid them

• School not selected. The most common reason; if your school is not on the list, raise it with the District Education Officer so the school can be considered in the next cycle.
• Missing parental consent, the training is physical, so consent is required; sort this out early.
• Joining late, the training block is short (about three months), so girls who join late miss part of the syllabus; start with the first session.

Key facts and grievance route

• Benefit: free self-defense training (judo, karate, martial arts, boxing) for girl students.
• School grant: around Rs 5,000 per month per selected school.
• Duration: about three months per cycle.
• Run by: Secondary Education Department, Uttarakhand, under Samagra Shiksha.

For questions or grievances, contact your school, your District Education Officer, or the Samagra Shiksha Uttarakhand State Project Office on the toll-free helpline 1800-180-4132 or 0135-2781942, Nanoorkhera, Tapovan Road, Raipur, Dehradun. Because the exact list of selected schools, the training block dates and the current per-school grant are fixed fresh each year and were not published on a single official page at the time of writing, confirm those details with your school or the Samagra Shiksha office before relying on them.