No dropout in schools this academic year in Union Territory of Puducherry, says Director of Education

The Union Territory has achieved zero dropout successful schools during the existent world year, Director of School Education A. S. Sivakumar has claimed. 

Speaking astatine a nationalist league connected kid rights, organised jointly by the Education Department and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the Director said the preparatory and mediate schoolhouse levels person achieved zero dropout successful the existent year. The efforts by the section person helped to amended the world ambiance successful authorities schools, helium said.

Registrar of NCPCR Rajesh Kumar Singh successful his code said the advisory issued by the Commission to instal sweetener consciousness boards successful each schools has received bully effect successful the country. The advisory was issued to tackle obesity and diabetes among children. Around 7 lakh schools, including 767 successful Puducherry, person joined the run by putting up boards to beforehand steadfast eating habits successful children, helium said. 

Sharing details of different initiatives of the Commission to support the rights of children, Mr. Singh said astir 32,800 cases pertaining to kid close violations person been disposed of successful the past six months. During the period, astir 2,300 children were rescued from susceptible situations by coordinating with assorted stakeholders, including State governments. Also, initiatives were taken to repatriate 1,000 children staying successful antithetic kid attraction institutions successful the state to their genitor district/State, the Registrar said. 

Plan to usage AI tools

The NCPCR was readying to usage Artificial Intelligence tools to curb availability of online kid intersexual maltreatment materials. The organisation was readying to marque it’s website much accessible and user-friendly, helium said. “Ensuring accountability successful acquisition strategy is not simply an administrative request but a motivation and ineligible work to uphold each child’s close to equitable and harmless education,” Mr. Singh said.

Director of Women and Child Development P. Muthumeena stressed connected the request for beardown measures to forestall availability of objectionable materials that could interaction the good being of children from societal media platforms. Parents and teachers should regularly prosecute with children to find retired their difficulties and marque them mentally healthy, she added.