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Why give kids money, not uniforms, rights panel asks MCD
Saturday October 15, 2011 08:02:33 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: A panel for
child rights has issued a notice to the Municipal Corporation of
Delhi (MCD) on a complaint against a proposal to distribute money
for uniforms and bags by councillors in primary schools ahead of
the Diwali festival.
Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) member
Shashank Shekhar Friday said: "The commission fails to understand
as to why these distributions are being made through councillors
and the existing system of distribution of such articles to the
children has been discontinued."
"The proposed way of distribution will not only adversely affect
the psychology of the children but also is not in the best
interest of the children," Shekhar said on a petition filed by NGO
Social Jurist.
The MCD has decided to pay Rs.500 each to students of Class 1-5
and Rs.310 each to students of nursery for buying two sets of
uniforms, a jersey, a pair of shoes and two pairs of socks.
With MCD elections round the corner, both the ruling Bharatiya
Janata Party and the Congress councillors decided to distribute
money personally to students for purchasing winter uniforms.
The commission asked the agency to take urgent steps by Oct 19
regarding the issue and inform it about the reason for deviating
from the prevailing system and adopting a system which was not
child-friendly.
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