Soon parents would be able to watch classroom activities of their children on their mobile phones as South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to develop a mobile App to provide live feed of all the actions in the school premises.
Education Committee Chairperson of SDMC, Dr Nandini Sharma said the civic body would complete installing over 4,300 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in its 581 schools by December-end.
Sharma said that the initiative has been taken to provide a safe environment for children. “The process of installation would be completed by January 2019 thereafter parents will be provided access of footage of these cameras to track the activities of their children,” she said.
She further said that the parents will have to create a user ID with the registration number of their children. After verifying their account with a verification code that will be sent on their registered mobile, they will be able to watch videos, she said.
The announcement was made during the Children’s Day celebrations organized by the civic body. Besides, several other announcements were also made including constitution of Bal Sansad, a parliament of children from primary schools, new awards to encourage principals and teachers.
In order to inform children about culture and life style of people in different states, the corporation also announced that the number of schools having science clubs will go up from 100 to 140.