NCPCR: Harassment of children for applying Rakhi, Tilak, and Mehndi in schools is unacceptable, Commission seeks report from states

Posted on 9th Aug 2024 12:18 pm by rohit kumar

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.

 

Also Read: Bangladesh Protest: Hundreds of Bangladeshi citizens trying to enter India, but BSF stopped them at the Bengal border

Other news

SIR: The SIR (Special Investigation Report) period will be extended once again; nearly 2.75 crore survey forms have not been returned in Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh is almost certain to get another week for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of t

Singham Again Worldwide BO Collection: Singham Again roars, sets 4 records, becomes Ajay's fourth film to join the 300 Cr club

Director Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgan's Singham Again have created new records worldwide. The fil

Income Tax Bill: The New Income Tax Bill will be presented in Lok Sabha today; All amendments suggested by the Select Committee will be included

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the new Income Tax Bill approved by the Select

'Such incidents will not stop, India should support us...', Baloch Human Rights Council's open threat to Pakistan.

A few days ago, a train hijack incident took place in Balochistan, a terror-hit Pakistan. Baloch

Bangladesh Crisis: How long will Sheikh Hasina stay in India? Talks with the interim government of Bangladesh are progressing slowly

India's policy regarding the new situation in Bangladesh is slowly taking shape. Under this, cont

PM Modi US Visit: PM Modi may visit America for the UNGA session next month; the Visit is important amid tariff concerns

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit America next month, i.e., in September. He may address the

'Bihar SIR is against the voters...', what did the Supreme Court say on Abhishek Manu Singhvi's argument?

On the petitions filed regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar,

SCO: PM Modi may distance himself from the SCO meeting to be held in Pakistan; India, angry with terrorism, may take this step

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may distance himself from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO

Delhi records a 'cold day' for the second consecutive day, no respite from the cold wave in Uttar Pradesh; fog persists in Punjab and Haryana.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a cold wave in several parts of Himachal

Waqf Bill: Waqf Board is claiming the monuments under ASI as their own, ASI handed over the list of 120 monuments to JPC

A dispute has erupted between the ASI and the Waqf Board over the ownership of monuments. The Arc