Lok Sabha Question No. 4142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Corporal Punishment in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  January, 2019

## Corporal Punishment in Schools

4142. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases reported relating to corporal punishment in schools resulting in serious and grievous injuries and mental trauma resulting in suicides; and
- (b) the action taken by the Government in relation to each serious case?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) to (b) A statement indicating the details of the cases  relating to corporal punishment, reported in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated Schools and the action taken by the Board thereon is annexed as Annexure-I.  The information relating to such cases in the schools functioning under the jurisdiction of State Governments is not maintained centrally by this Ministry.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4142 FOR ANSWER ON 7.1.2019 REG. 'CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS'.

|   S. No. |   Affiliation No. | Complaint dated   | School Name                                                                                     | Nature of complaint                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Action taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|        1 |            630168 | 03.02.2018        | M D Seven Star School, Bani Tehsil Barsar, Distt. Hamirpur HP                                   | Complaint of Corporal Punishment, Physically and Psychologically Harassment, beaten and orally abused, calling with caste to his son Master Chanderpal, Student, Class-9th                                                                                               | Complaint forwarded to Deputy Education Officer (DEO) with the request to take further necessary action as per rules & copy of the letter sent to school with the direction not to allow such incident to happen in future and to Complainant for information. |
|        2 |            530475 | 27.04.2018        | Swami Vivekanand Public School, Camp, Distt. Yamuna Nagar, Haryana - 135001                     | Complaint of Corporal Punishment, stopping bus service of his daughter and not allowing her to sit with other students in Computer Class, being psychologically Harassment to his daughter Miss Vanshika, Student, Class- 10 th                                          | Complaint forwarded to DEO with the request to take further necessary action as per rules & copy of the letter sent to school with the direction not to allow such incident to happen in future and to Complainant for information.                            |
|        3 |            530013 | 29.05.2018        | K L Mehta Dayanand Public Senior Secondary School, No.2, Sector- 16,Faridabad, Haryana - 121001 | Complaint of Corporal Punishment, Orally abused the student, calling with caste and not permitted to appear in the Examination due to delay in deposit of fees. Physical Assault and Psychological Harassment to his daughter Miss Priyanka Gautam, Student, Class-11 th | Complaint forwarded to DEO with the request to take further necessary action as per rules & copy of the letter sent to school with the direction not to allow such incident to happen in future and to Complainant for information.                            |

|   4 |   530642 | 30.04.2018   | Bal Vikas Progressive School, Village Jatal, Distt. Panipat, Haryana - 132103                | Complaint of Corporal Punishment, Physically and psychologically Harassment to his son Master Samarth Chugh, Student, Class-2 nd   | Complaint forwarded to DEO with the request to take further necessary action as per rules & copy of the letter sent to school with the direction not to allow such incident to happen in future and to Complainant for information.   |
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|   5 |   530059 | 01.03.2018   | मेवात मॉडल स् ल , �फरोजपुर �झर्ा , गुडगांव , ह�रयाणा - 122104                                | राष् परत �त वालय �े सा पत मेवात मॉडल स् कझल ्क ारहववं ्का ्क छाता ्ु 0 रेनक ्क छातावा� म ममयुव हो जाने ्े �ं ंध म �श्ायतव पत्      | रनदेश् , स् ाल जक् ेशन , पलॉशश नं0 1 / B, �शका �दन , �ैकश S र -5 , पं ्क ला ह�रयाणा                                                                                                                                                   |
|   6 |  1631077 | 23.07.2018   | Carrier Point Gurukul, Landra Banur, NH-16, Village - Tangori, Distt. Mohali, Punjab- 160055 | Ignorance of school in respect of accident of class XI student.                                                                    | Complaint forwarded to The District Education Officer, S A S Nagar, Mohali, Punjab for taking action as per rules.                                                                                                                    |
|   7 |   530674 | 08.09.2017   | Ryan International School, Bhondsi, Gurugram                                                 | Murder of a student in the school                                                                                                  | Show cause notice issued dated 16/09/2017. The present Recognition status is sought from the State Education Department and the school administration is taken over by Govt through Administrator.                                    |
|   8 |  2130100 | ------       | Green Wood Sr. School, Rampur, Uttarakhand                                                   | Molestation of a student and termination from school.                                                                              | Complaint forwarded to DEO on 01.12.2018 with request to take appropriate action and inform the complainant.                                                                                                                          |
|   9 |  2130093 | -------      | Dayawati Modi Public School, Raibareilly, UP                                                 | Molestation of student of 6th class causing suicide by him                                                                         | Letter sent to school on 05.12.2018 for seeking their comments.                                                                                                                                                                       |

|   10 |   2130814 | 18.09.2017   | Green Wood Sr. School, Rampur, Uttarakhand                                                                             | Molestation of a student and termination from school.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Complaint forwarded to DEO on 01.12.2018 with request to take appropriate action and inform the complainant.                                                                                                            |
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|   11 |   1930236 | 20.06.2018   | Brindhavanna Vidhyalaya, Gandhi Nagar, Karamad, Tamil Nadu -641 104.                                                   | Harassment /Torture to a first standard student locking him in the Toilet for hours.                                                                                                                                                                                                             | The complaint has been forwarded to Director, Directorate of Elementary Education, DPI complex college Road, Chennai - 600 006.                                                                                         |
|   12 |   2430192 | -----        | East Point School, Icchapur, (Near Indrapuri) P.O. Nawabganj, PS Noapara, Distt. North 24 Pargana, West Bengal-743 144 | Master Suvajit Roy student of Class - II, is being tortured by school teachers, he is a victim of corporal punishment, bullying, harassment, discrimination, empathy, physical abuse by the 04 school teachers along with two class mate for past 07 month. He is suffering from mentally upset. | Letter sent to the school for necessary action and asked for the comments on the matter. Also One Man IC constituted and on the basis of the report, an advisory was issued to the school vide letter dated 30.01.2018. |
|   13 |    580002 | 14.12.2015   | Army Public School, Ambala                                                                                             | Hair Cut of students                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Complaint forwarded to Director Schools, Army Welfare Education Society                                                                                                                                                 |
|   14 |   1900017 | 20.01.2016   | Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Chennai                                                                                      | Corporal Punishment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Complaint forwarded to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   15 |    540003 | 27.01.2017   | Janwahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Jhajjar, Haryana                                                                          | Suspicious Death of student                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Complaint forwarded to Joint Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti on 06.03.2017                                                                                                                                      |