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The members of the Parents Association of Andhra Pradesh (PAAP) person welcomed the State government’s determination to represent a high-level committee for the extortion of students’ lives. The authorities has yet taken factual steps to curb the rising fig of pupil suicides successful the State.
Acting connected the directions of the Supreme Court successful the Sukdeb Saha vs. State of Andhra Pradesh lawsuit (July 25, 2025), the Higher Education Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 209 connected October 14, 2025, forming a 13-member committee to code pupil suicides, safeguard intelligence health, and modulate backstage coaching centres.
The PAAP members, profoundly acrophobic implicit 5 consecutive pupil suicides successful SPSR Nellore district, had repeatedly urged the State authorities to acceptable up specified a panel. They had stressed the urgent request to support students’ lives and present strict preventive measures.
Speaking to The Hindu, PAAP president S. Narahari said, “The authorities should instantly signifier a caller high-level committee to behaviour a thorough probe into these incidents and instrumentality strict enactment against the perpetrators. The sheet indispensable analyse the underlying causes of pupil suicides, specified arsenic world accent and mediocre hostel conditions.”
A spate of termination cases has been reported successful SPSR Nellore territory implicit the past 4 months of the world year. A first-year diploma pupil of Venkateswara Engineering College successful Rajupalem village, Kodavaluru mandal, reportedly died by termination connected Thursday, portion different pupil was recovered dormant adjacent Kagithalapuru Cross Road successful Manubolu mandal connected Wednesday.
Earlier, 2 Intermediate students and a first-year MBBS pupil besides took their ain lives successful abstracted incidents crossed the district. These tragic events, PAAP members said, underscore systemic failures successful the acquisition strategy — including intelligence wellness neglect, excessive world pressure, deficiency of supervision successful hostels, harassment, and the lack of due counselling facilities. Those successful distress tin question assistance by contacting helpline fig 100.
