During hearing at the special bench, Madhya Pradesh Child Rights Protection Commission Chairperson Usha Chaturvedi directed girls hostels to send girl students outside only with persons identified by their guardians.
Commission’s Member Vijaya Shukla was also present. The commission had toured Sagar division last month. Hearing was undertaken on irregularities and mismanagement found during that tour in nutrition rehabilitation centres, Juvenile Homes and schools.
The commission took cognisance of suicide by a girl inmate of Sarv Shikha hostel at Pathariya in Damoh district.
The commission found in its inspection that visitors register was not maintained at the hostel. Besides, there was no boundary wall. Despite cold weather, there was no arrangement for warm water for girls. Appearing before the commission, the hostel superintendent informed that now a geyser has been arranged. Construction of boundary wall has also been started.
The special bench also heard other issues also pertaining to Stuti Juvenile Home, Chhatarpur, lack of computers at Kunjawan primary schools in Panna district under Headstart Scheme, Sanjeevni Child Home Rajakheri in Sagar district, Juvenile Home Sagar, Nehru Bal Bhavan Damoh, Anganwadi centres in Chhatarpur and Panna and Government primary school, Katra Koriyana in Chhatarpur district.