{"id":365837,"date":"2026-06-23T12:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=365837"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:20:14","slug":"nirbhay-chetna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nirbhay-chetna\/","title":{"rendered":"Nirbhay Chetna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>\u00a0The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched Nirbhay Chetna to sensitise more than 17.5 lakh male elected representatives on women\u2019s safety and gender equality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Nirbhay Chetna<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_365844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-365844\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-365844\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-MoPR.jpg?resize=250%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nirbhay Chetna\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-MoPR.jpg?resize=250%2C300&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-MoPR.jpg?w=703&amp;ssl=1 703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-365844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; MoPR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nirbhay Chetna<\/strong>\u00a0is a <strong>national programme<\/strong> focused on <strong>sensitizing male elected representatives towards women\u2019s safety, gender equality, dignity, and leadership.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong>\u00a0The initiative aims to <strong>strengthen gender-responsive governance<\/strong> through <strong>Panchayati Raj Institutions<\/strong> by promoting awareness, accountability, community leadership, and positive behavioural change among elected representatives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodal ministries:<\/strong>\u00a0It has been launched by the<strong> Ministry of Panchayati Raj.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Implemented Under: <\/strong>Nirbhay Chetna is being implemented under<strong> the Nirbhaya Fund <\/strong>as a flagship component of the broader<strong> &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nirbhay-raho-initiative\/\">Nirbhay Raho<\/a>&#8216; initiative.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage<\/strong>: It will <strong>cover all Panchayats across India<\/strong> and train <strong>more than 17.5 lakh male elected representatives<\/strong> through a cascading training model.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Master Trainer Network:<\/strong> The initiative aims to create a cadre of <strong>28,500 master trainers <\/strong>at the State, District, and Block levels to conduct <strong>large-scale training <\/strong>programmes<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Training Approach:<\/strong> It uses<strong> expert sessions, group discussions, case studies<\/strong>, and <strong>experiential learning exercises<\/strong> on themes such as <strong>positive masculinity, community participation, and women\u2019s inclusion.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity-Building Effort:<\/strong> It is recognized as the largest drive of its kind and seeks to promote gender-responsive governance through Panchayati Raj Institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Nirbhay Raho Initiative<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nirbhay Raho Initiative:<\/strong> \u00a0It \u00a0is a <strong>comprehensive programme for gender equality<\/strong> implemented under the <strong>Nirbhaya Fund.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Three-Pillar Approach:<\/strong> The initiative <strong>works through Nirbhay Chetna, Nirbhay Netri, and Nirbhay Drishti<\/strong> to address different aspects of women\u2019s safety and empowerment.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nirbhay Netri:<\/strong> This component provides <strong>legal literacy and capacity-building training<\/strong> to more than <strong>14.5 lakh women elected representatives.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nirbhay Drishti:<\/strong> This component envisages the <strong>installation of CCTV cameras in villages across all States and Union Territories<\/strong> to strengthen safety infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:\u00a0The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched Nirbhay Chetna to sensitise more than 17.5 lakh male elected representatives on women\u2019s safety and gender equality. About Nirbhay Chetna Nirbhay Chetna\u00a0is a national programme focused on sensitizing male elected representatives towards women\u2019s safety, gender equality, dignity, and leadership. Aim:\u00a0The initiative aims to strengthen gender-responsive governance through Panchayati Raj&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nirbhay-chetna\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nirbhay Chetna<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,956,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-365837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-schemes-and-programs","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}