On Wednesday,TNCPCR’s (the Tamil Nadu Commission for Protection of Child Rights ) member  C.Selvakumar said, A state policy to safeguard the right of children and to ensure their safety and protection will be implemented in the next few months.

Mr. Selvakumar said, “the commission had recommended to the Tamil Nadu government not to extend recognition for 764 schools in the State that had not met the stipulated norms.”

He aforesaid, “These schools are dangerous for children due to poor quality infrastructure. The safety of children should not be compromised,”

Former Child Protection Specialist from the UNICEF R. Vidyasagar, said, “the State specifically grappled with issues related to an increasing number of suicides by students as well as additional issues such as the regulation of private schools.”

He added,“A State-specific plan is the need of an hour as the current monitoring system leaves much to be desired. Mobile counselling vans meant for government and Corporation schools hardly reach them regularly and there needs to be a shift in focus from academics towards holistic development,”