Lok Sabha Question No. 1193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Safety of Children in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1193 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

Safety of Children in Schools

†1193. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of a large number of incidents of children  being  subjected  to  physical  abuse,  assault  and  punishment  in  schools across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise during the last three years; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  such incidents in schools?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): Section 17, sub-sections 1 and 2 of RTE Act, 2009 states ' No child shall be subjected to physical punishment or mental harassment. Whoever contravenes the  provisions  of  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  liable  to  disciplinary  action  under  the service rules applicable to such person.' Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education & Literacy has issued guidelines in October, 2014 to  state  Governments for safety and security of school children. These guidelines are available on www.mhrd.gov.in. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) receives sporadic complaints from time to time with regard to incidents of physical abuse,  assault  and  punishment  in  its  affiliated  schools.  A  statement  indicating State/UTwise complaints received during last three years is annexed. Under CBSE Affiliation Bye-Laws the school Managing Committee has been empowered to place an employee under suspension, if he/she is charged with cruelty with any student or  employee  of  the  school.  The  Board  has  also  issued  circulars  for  prevention  of incidents of punishment in its affiliated schools in February, 2014 and May, 2014. Circulars are available on CBSE website www.cbse.nic.in.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  LSUS  No.  1193  for  02.05.2016

indicating State/UTwise complaints received during last three years

|   S. No. | State            |   No. of Complaints received |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------|
|     2013 | 2013             |                         2013 |
|        1 | Madhya Pradesh   |                           01 |
|        2 | Tamil Nadu       |                           02 |
|     2014 | 2014             |                         2014 |
|        1 | Haryana          |                           01 |
|        2 | Punjab           |                           02 |
|     2015 | 2015             |                         2015 |
|        1 | Assam            |                           01 |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh     |                           01 |
|        3 | Delhi            |                           03 |
|        4 | Haryana          |                           01 |
|        5 | Himachal Pradesh |                           01 |
|        6 | Jammu Kashmir    |                           01 |
|        7 | Karnataka        |                           01 |
|        8 | Madhya Pradesh   |                           04 |
|        9 | Punjab           |                           02 |
|       10 | Rajasthan        |                           01 |
|       11 | Tamil Nadu       |                           01 |
|       12 | West Bengal      |                           01 |