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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Staff Reporter

Protect rights of children studying in private tuition centres: panel

The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has directed that the Kerala Municipality (Registration of Tutorial Institutions) Rules and the Kerala Panchayat Raj (Registration of Tutorial Institutions) Rules be expanded to include conditions for protecting the rights of children studying in private tuition centres or special rules be framed in this regard.

Commission members K. Nazeer and Babitha B. issued the directions during the weekend to the Local Self-government Secretary, the panchayat director, and the Town Planning Board.

Acting on a petition from a Wayanad student, the commission said the conditions so introduced should ensure that students are able to pursue studies in a child-friendly environment and provide for mechanisms to address complaints related to rights violation. The rules should also contain provisions for cancelling the licence of tutorial institutions that do not follow the government stipulations.

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