Terming physical and mental pressure on children, discrimination, and harassment in the name of special events in schools on the occasion of festivals as corporal punishment, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued instructions to avoid it.
NCPCR Chairperson Priyank Kanungo said the Commission has issued instructions to the Education Department of all the states and union territories to ensure that children are not pressurized and harassed for coming to schools wearing Rakhi, Mehndi, Tilak, etc., or for religious practices during the upcoming festive season. The Commission has asked the department to submit the steps taken, orders issued to schools, and compliance report to it by August 17.
In a letter issued to the Principal Secretaries of the School Education Department across the country, NCPCR Chairperson Priyank Kanungo said, child protection laws should be strictly followed in schools, especially during festivals. The letter mentioned the worrying trend of schools banning children's participation in cultural and religious activities.
Kanungo gave examples of how school students are facing harassment for cultural and religious practices like wearing rakhi, tilak, or mehndi during festivals like Rakshabandhan. This often leads to physical and mental harassment. The commission said this is a direct violation of Section 17 of the RTE Act, which prohibits corporal punishment or any kind of discrimination in schools.
So far, five people including their wife Sonam have been arrested in the murder case of Indore-ba
India's largest geopolitical and geoeconomic conference, the Raisina Dialogue, begins today in Ne
Even after the announcement of a 25 percent duty and penalty on Indian imports from August 1, 202
Aditya Dhar's spy thriller film 'Dhurandhar' is creating a storm at the box office every day and
Although the situation is not clear due to the Supreme Court's stance on the Waqf Amendment Act,
Ranveer Singh is currently enjoying the success of his film Dhurandhar. The film is performing ex
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unsuccessful in his attempt to land at the Taherpur helipad in W
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party suffered setbacks in the by-elections held in
The release of 'Border 2', one of the most anticipated films of 2026, is just two days away. This
These days, there is a lot of debate in the country about the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. Politics ha
