The DCPCR Received many complaints from children that they did not get books and uniforms from private schools which they are under since the session started in April till September.
The Delhi Commission for protection of children’s rights (DCPCR) has taken note after many complaints that 307 private schools did not provide students admitted under the right to education with books and uniforms in the nation’s capital.
The children are from the economically weak sections (EWS) and disadvantaged groups (DG), that were protected under the Right to Education Act by the government.
A similar issue was flagged by the Commission in 2020 where the Delhi Commission for protection of children’s rights (DCPCR) had to summon 45 private schools that alleged to provide books to the economically weaker section of students but denied doing so afterward.
The children have put a complaint to the DCPCR that they have not been provided with what was promised to them from the session started in April till September. The right to Education Act, mandates private schools to reserve 25% of seats for EWS/DG Categories in private schools so that they can have access to free textbooks, writing material, and uniforms. The amount is fixed by the government.
The panel even opened up and stated that within 1.5 months, nearly 2500 children have lost one parent and 70 have lost both. Thus, they walked with the education department to ensure that the government pays the fees for nearly 750 children followed by 800 families who were provided with rations.
Talking about vaccinations, Anurag Kundu explained that children have been missing their routine immunization in the last two years due to the Pandemic. DCPRC chairperson even stated that the commission has successfully rescued around 442 children in 2021-2022, and around 336 in the year 2020-2021.
The purpose of this is to make Delhi a child-labor-free city as it is the nation’s capital it sends a positive look to other cities that will stop this crime against children.
