Javadekar to visit Prayas School in Raipur tomorrow

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar will tomorrow visit a Prayas School in Chhatisgarh's Raipur district where tribal and other students from Naxal-affected areas study and are given coaching for IIT entrance exam.
"The Prayas schools, there are around six of them, have shown encouraging results in providing quality education to students and has helped them enter institutes like IITs," a senior official said.
The HRD Minister will tomorrow visit one such school in Raipur district and interact with students, the official added.
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Speaking on the Rohit Vemula issue, Javadekar said: "To prevent suicides, a committee has been formed in every universities to counsel students and hold regular monthly meetings with them. They will be monitored by the HRD Ministry."

A quick response redressal system will be formed that will address issues in joint counselling sessions with teachers, students and parents, he said.

When asked for comments on the finding of the Roopanwal commission, Javadekar said: "I have not seen the report yet, nor its recommendations. Though the report has been submitted you can only comment when we see it."
"Rohit was a student and such incidents should not happen in any university," he said.
Avoiding further questions on the issue, he said: "Ask them who are using the incident for the political interest.