Maneka Sanjay Gandhi urges schools to strictly observe guidelines for eliminating corporal punishment
The WCD Ministry has asked the Ministry of Human Resource Development for wide spread circulation and implementation of the Guidelines for Elimination of Corporal Punishment in schools.
This was done in the light of the recent disturbing incident of girl students who were meted out tormenting corporal punishment in the school for not completing their homework.
The incident was widely reported in the media, thereby bringing to public attention the issue of corporal punishment used in schools.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) under the authority of Ministry of Women & Child Development has developed and issued Guidelines for Eliminating Corporal Punishment in schools.
In her letter to the HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has expressed concern at the disturbing incident of corporal punishment in UP.
“Corporal punishment has been banned under Section-17 of the RTE Act,” Maneka Sanjay Gandhi said.
She has urged the HRD Minister that the government as well as private schools may be suitably directed to ensure that these guidelines are strictly observed.
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