Taking note of repeated instances of children’s participation in processions and the like for long hours under a burning sun, the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has directed that these events wind up within two hours in the mornings.
The commission, back in 2015, had issued a similar order directing the government that no child was used in religious and cultural processions for more than three hours and no procession was taking out infringing on a child’s right to education.
In the latest directions to the General Education Principal Secretary, Director of General Education, and Local Self-government and Urban Affairs Secretaries on the matter, commission member Reni Antony imposed strict conditions on children’s participation in processions in connection with celebrations such as Republic Day and Independence Day.
