NCPCR asks Navodaya schools to appoint hostel wardens, again | Education News,The Indian Express
The NCPCR had earlier sent similar notices to the Education Ministry's task force for 'prevention of suicides in JNVs' in March 2019, and to the NVS in September this year, directing that wardens be appointed in every JNV branch, with no result.
The NCPCR had earlier sent similar notices to the Education Ministry’s task force for ‘prevention of suicides in JNVs’ in March 2019, and to the NVS in September this year, directing that wardens be appointed in every JNV branch, with no result.
The NVS, an autonomous organisation under the Union Education Ministry, is responsible for running the JNVs.
The recent notice, sent by NCPCR on November 24, mentions The Indian Express’s 2018 investigation on student suicides at these schools. It asks the NVS commissioner to submit an action taken report within seven working days.
On December 24, 2018, The Indian Express had reported that JNVs reported 49 student suicides between 2013 and 2017, with more than half the students — 25 — from Dalit or tribal communities.
The investigation revealed that there are few trained counselors on campus and “overburdened” teachers are largely left to look after the welfare of students.
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