Wings for women's safety in Haryana, women trainers and separate blocks in gymnasiums; Lady cab drivers to ensure safe journey - Haryana gyms to hire female trainers for women's safety initiative

Wings for women’s safety in Haryana, women trainers and separate blocks in gymnasiums; Lady cab drivers will ensure safe journey. Updated: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:17 (IST) Haryana Women’s Commission has directed gym operators to appoint women trainers so that the safety of women can be ensured. The gym will have separate blocks for women and men. The Commission will also train women taxi drivers, who will provide safe travel to working women. This decision was inspired by Uttar Pradesh Women Commission. The chairman of the Haryana Women’s Commission has issued instructions to gym operators to appoint women trainers. State Bureau, Chandigarh. Now separate coaches for women will be kept in all the gyms operating in Haryana. Haryana Women’s Commission Chairperson Renu Bhatia has directed all gym operators to appoint women trainers. There will be separate blocks for men and women in the gym and separate coaches will be deployed in both. Remove advertisement Read news only The Chairman of the Women’s Commission said that this decision was taken for the safety of women in the gym. The Commission will also give time to gym operators to hire female trainers. During this time they will have to start this initiative. If anyone disobeys the order, strict action will be taken against him. Special focus will be given to the gym operators of big cities like Gurugram, Faridabad, Panchkula, where women and girls go. Renu Bhatia told that she herself will inspect gyms in different cities. Her decision was taken inspired by Uttar Pradesh Women Commission. This is a very important step from the point of view of women’s safety. The Commission received a complaint of molestation by taxi drivers. To find a solution to this, the Commission will now teach car driving to needy women so that they can do the work of taxi driving themselves and make the working women feel safe while dropping them off at their workplace.