NHRC notice to UP govt on students being made to clean school

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 31 2013 | 7:57 PM IST
National Human Rights Commission today issued a notice to UP government over reports of students being made to clean their school premises before attending daily classes in Bulandshahr district.
The rights panel has given a two months' time to the state government to submit a report in this regard.
According to the NHRC statement, students of primary and higher secondary level schools are made to clean the school premises before attending their daily classes and are even engaged in pulling the cart and carrying the mid-day meal in Gangerua, Pahasu and Thujapur villages in the state.
The commission has also asked the state to clarify whether there are regular staff members to take care of menial jobs in the premises occupied by primary, middle and higher secondary schools run in all the districts by the state government.
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First Published: May 31 2013 | 7:57 PM IST

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