The Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Department served a memo on a superviser and transferred some staff from the Bala Sadan on charges of allegedly tonsuring the girls as well as on other charges of negligence in upkeep of the hostel.
Following reports published in The Hindu over the tonsuring of nine girls of the Government Children’s Home (Bala Sadan), run by the WD&CW Department, an inquiry has been ordered and action has been taken against some staff attached to the home, NTR District WD&CW Project Director G. Uma Devi said here on Monday.
Stating that the children were found to be suffering from a lice infestation and allergy, the staff of the home tonsured nine orphan and semi-orphan students (out of 36 inmates) a few days ago. Unhygienic conditions were also witnessed at the Bala Sadan, said the child rights bodies which inspected the home recently.
