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NHRC issues notice to govt. over move to close schools
DECEMBER 28, 2017
Panel suggests a through study before im plementation, seeks report in 4 weeks
New Delhi: Taking suo motu cognisance of a report in The Hindu on December 21, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a notice to the Maharashtra government over its decision to shut down about 1,300 zila parishad schools.
The State had decided to close all zilla parishad schools that have 10 or less students, shifting them to nearby schools. A total of 1,314 schools would be closed as a result of the decision.
Issuing a notice to the chief secr etary, the NHRC sought a report within four weeks. The commission said that the decision would adversely impact students, particularly those from rural areas, who cannot afford private schools.
“The commission is of the opinion that before implementation o f the decision, a thorough study is required to be conducted so that the right to basic education of the children is not violated,” the NHRC said in a statement.
Education Minister Vinod Tawde had said that the fact these schools had only 10 or less studen ts pointed towards the poor quality of education.
The decision to shut down the schools would increase the distance students have to travel, in some cases in violation of the norms laid down by the Right to Education Act. The RTE Act says that students of up to Class V should have schools within one km of their homes, and students of Class VI to Class VIII should have schools within three km of their residence.
As The Hindu reported, one school in Raireshwar of Pune’s Bhor tehsil would be among those closed , forcing the 10 students enrolled there to travel 35 km to a school in Rairi. The journey could take the students two hours.
The only teacher posted at Raireshwar school had said that he feared the students would drop out. He also said that it would be ne arly impossible for the students to walk 35 km during the monsoon.
Two other schools in Malwari and Keshavnagr would also have a similar situation.
ANI News NHRC notice to Maharashtra Govt over 1300 schools' closure
ANI | Updated: Dec 27, 2017 21:03 IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Maharashtra government over its decision to close down over 1300 zila parishad owing to the reduced number of students and poor education standards.
The NHRC issued the notice through its Chief Secretary after taking suo motu cognizance of a media report that the Maharashtra government education department has decided to close down zila parishad schools with less than 10 students and shift them to other nearby schools.
The state government has been given four weeks for a detailed report on the matter. The commission has observed that the reported decision of the state education department would adversely affect the students, particularly, those coming from the rural background and cannot afford education in private schools.
The commission directed that before implementation of this decision, a thorough study on the issue is required to be conducted so that the right to basic education of the children is not violated.
Reportedly, this decision is likely to affect more than 1,300 schools.
The decision may increase the distance of the school from the house of a student, which should be less than one kilometer till Class V and less than three kilometer for class VI to VIII, as per the provisions of the Right to Education Act.
According to the media report, a school in the Raireshwar area will be closed in pursuance of the latest directions and the students studying in the school will go to another school situated in Rairi area, which is 35 kilometers away.
The teacher, posted at the Raireshwar school, has stated that it will be impossible in the monsoon for the students to attend school.
Two other schools, situated in Malwadi and Keshavnagar, would also meet the same fate.
Reportedly, the teachers and the parents have criticized the education department's decision, calling it absurd, unjustified and disastrous for the children.
They have stated that a number of students would not be able to continue their studies due to this decision.
NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra government ove r decision to shut 1300 schools down A notice has been sent to chief secretary Sumit Mullick and the state government has been given four weeks to submit a detailed report regarding the same. Dec 28, 2017
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Maharashtra government after taking suo motu cognizance of media reports that the state education department has decided to close down government schools with less than 10 students and shift the students to nearby schools.
The NHRC has observed that the reported decision of the state education department would adversely affect the students, particularly those who come from rural areas and may not be able t o afford a private school education. Accordingly, the implementation of this decision should be preceded by a thorough study on the issue in order to prevent the violation of the children’s basic right to education.
According to a statement released by the NHRC on Wednesday, a notice has been sent to chief secretary Sumit Mullick and the state government has been given four weeks to submit a detailed report regarding the same.
”Reportedly, this decision is likely to affect about 1,300 schools. The State Edu cation Minister is of the view that the low number of students in these Zilla Parishad schools indicates that the quality of education is poor. the decision is likely to increase the distance between the school and the home for some students. According to the provisions of the Right to Education Act, the distance between a student’s home and school should be less than 1 kilometre till class V and less than 3 kilometres from class VI to VIII,” said the NHRC.
NHRC notice to Maha over closure of Zila Parishad schools
27th December 2017
New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued a notice to the Maharashtra government over reports of the state education department "closing down" Zila Parishad schools with less than 10 students and shifting them to other nearby schools.
The NHRC has issued the notice to the state's chief secretary and sought a detailed report.
The Commission observed that the reported decision of the education department would a dversely affect students, particularly those coming from rural background and who cannot afford education in private schools.
Reportedly, this decision is likely to affect "about 1,300 schools", it said in a statement today.
The Commission is of the opinio n that before implementation of this decision, a thorough study on the issue was required to be conducted so that the "right to basic education of the children is not violated".
"The state education minister is of the view that the low number of students i n these Zila Parishad schools, means that the quality of education is poor there.
"The decision may increase the distance of the school from the house of a student, which should be less than 1 km till class 5 and less than 3 km for class VI -VIII, as per th e provisions of the Right to Education Act," the NHRC said.
According to the media report, carried on December 21, there is a school in Raireshwar area which will be closed in pursuance of the latest directions, and the students in that school will go to a nother school, situated in Rairi area, which is 35 km away.
"The journey to the school will take at least two hours.
The teacher, posted at the Raireshwar school, has stated that it will be impossible in monsoon for the students to attend school. Two other schools, situated in Malwadi and Keshavnagar, would also meet the same fate," it said.
NHRC notice to Maharashtra Govt over 1300 schools' closure
ANI | New Delhi [India] Last Updated at December 27, 2017 21:1 0 IS T
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Maharashtra gov ernment over its decision to close down over 1300 zila parishad owing to the reduced number of students and poor education standards.
The NHRC issued the notice through its Chief Secretary after taking suo motu cognizance of a media report t hat the Maharashtra government education department has decided to close down zila parishad schools with less than 10 students and shift them to other nearby schools.
The state government has been given four weeks for a detailed report on the matter.
The commission has observed that the reported decision of the state education department would adversely affect the students, particularly, those coming from the rural background and cannot afford education in private schools.
Th e commission directed that before implementation of this decision, a thorough study on the issue is required to be conducted so that the right to basic education of the children is not violated.
Reportedly, this decision is likely to affect more than 1,300 schools.
The decision may increase the distance of the school from the house of a student, which should be less than one kilometer till Class V and less than three k ilometer for class VI to VIII, as per the provisions of the Right to Education Act.
According to the media report, a school in the Raireshwar area will be closed in pursuance of the latest directions and the students studying in the school will go to another school situated in Rairi area, which is 35 kilometers away.
The teacher, posted a t the Raireshwar school, has stated that it will be impossible in the monsoon for the students to attend school.
Two other schools, situated in Malwadi and Keshavnagar, would also meet the same fate.
Reportedly, the teachers and the parents have criticized the education department's decision, calling it absurd, unjustified and disastrous for the children.
They have stated that a number of students would not be able to continue their studies due to this decision.
Cataract surgeries in torchlight: NHRC issues notice to UP govt
The human rights body has sought details of the case from the UP chief secretary Rajive Kumar.
Updated: Dec 28, 2017 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a noti ce to the Uttar Pradesh government in connection with the cataract surgeries performed on 32 patients in torchlight at a primary health centre in Unnao district’s Nawabganj.
The incident had prompted the authorities to transfer the chief medical officer (C MO) Rajendra Prasad and suspend PHC superintendent Dr Dinesh Dass for negligence and violation of norms. A magisterial inquiry is also underway.
Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, the NHRC issued a notice to UP chief secretary Rajive Kumar asking th e government to provide the details of the case. The NHRC said the incident showed negligence on the part of the doctors and the dismal state of facilities at government hospitals.
Meanwhile, people associated with Jagdamba Seva Samiti, the NGO that brough t the patients to the healthcare centre, took away the register and other details of the patients, impeding the investigation.
“Members of the NGO have deliberately taken away the registers to stall the probe. We are following the leads,” said a senior off icial.
The surgeries were performed by Dr Nutan Saxena and two others.
After the procedure, the patients were made to lie on the floor for more than six hours in cold conditions and were provided blankets and mattresses only after the district magistrate r ushed a team of medical officers to Nawabganj, sources said.
Senior officials said the inquiry which was to conclude in 24 hours would take another 48 hours.
Officials said certain leads had been found about the identity of the patients and teams were bein g sent to their villages. The district authorities also recorded statements of health officials and others.
There is an acute shortage of ophthalmologists in Uttar Pradesh, and to bridge the gap, the state government has entered into a contract with NGOs.
For Monday’s surgeries, the NGO was to be paid Rs 1,000 per patient, officials said.
Meanwhile, the Provincial Medical Services Association (PMSA) has condemned action against doctors and said the probe would establish who was at fault.
General secretary of PMSA, Dr Amit Singh said the NGO’s role should be investigated. Additional general secretary of PMSA, Dr AK Tripathi, who is deputed in Unnao, said: “The role of the NGO is suspicious but the final picture will be clear once the investigation is over. Doctors have been suspended to ensure transparency in the probe. It is a normal procedure.”
NHRC issues notice t o UP govt after cataract surgeries conducted under torchlight
ANI | New Delhi [India] Last Updated at December 27, 2017 20:45 IS T
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday i ssued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government after taking suo motu co gnizance of the 32 eye surgeries conducted under torchlight at a health centre in Unnao.
Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh, earlier on Tuesday, removed the chief medical officer of Unnao.
As per reports, cataract surgeries of 32 patients were conducted under torchlight on Monday as there was no electricity or power back-up in the Community Health Centre of Nawabganj.
A probe has also been ordered into the case.
NH RC Issues Notice To UP Government After Eye Surgeries In Torchlight
The Commission has issued a notice to UP chief secretary, asking him to furnish information about the incident, within two weeks.
All India | Press Trust of Indi a | Updated: December 28, 2017 03:35 IS T
LUCKNOW: The National Human Rights Commission took suo mot u cognisance of 32 cataract patients allegedly operated upon under torchlight at a primary health centre in Unnao, even as the opposition ridiculed the Uttar Pradesh government for its failure to provide electricity to a state -run hospital.
An official statement released by the rights body said the contents of the media reports reveal negligence on part of doctors and are a sad commentary on the status of infrastructure facilities available in the hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, p articularly non-availability of backup power supply in operation theatres .
The Commission has issued a notice to UP chief secretary, asking him to furnish information about the incident, within two weeks .
Latching on to the incident, Samajwadi Party spo kesman Rajendra Chaudhary said it was ridiculous that the state government was signing "power for all" agreement, but the fact remains that even government hospitals are functioning without electricity .
Echoing similar concerns, senior Congress spokesman DP Singh said, "The government has failed in keeping its promise to provide electricity to villages and cannot even ensure power supply to a community health centre, where the poor go for treatment".
Meanwhile, the NHRC has asked the state government to furnish details of 32 persons (or the exact number) like the names, addresses and phone numbers of those operated on December 25 at primary health centre, Nawabganj in Unnao .
The NHRC also wanted to know whether the operated persons were able to see clear ly after the procedure; why there was no backup power supply in the hospital, especially in the operation theatre; what action was taken against the doctors and hospital management for performing cataract operations in torchlight; have the doctors been per forming operations in such a manner earlier; and finally, in case of power break down in the hospital, what alternative source of light is used by the facility.
The Unnao district administration had yesterday suspended the chief medical officer after reports surfaced that 32 cataract patients were operated upon in torchlight for want of steady electricity supply at the state -run facility .
According to the media reports, some relatives of the patients also complained that they were not provided w ith any beds after the procedure, and that they were made to lie down on floors despite extreme cold weather conditions . Scroll.in
Unnao doctors conducting surgeries in torchlight shows sorry state of Uttar Pradesh hospitals: NHRC The National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the state government after reports said doctors went ahead with cataract operations despite a power cut.
Thursday, December 28th 2017
Reports that doctors conducted 32 cataract surgeries under torchlight at a hospital in Unnao district are a “sad commentary on the status of infrastructure facilities available in hospitals in Uttar Pradesh”, the National Human Rights Commission said on Wednesday. It took suo moto cognisance of the negligence and issued a notice to the state government.
On Monday night, doctors at a primary healthcare centre in Unnao conducted 32 cataract surgeries under torchlight after a power cut at the facility. The Uttar Pradesh government suspended the chief medical officer of the district after a video of the operations was circulated.
The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday highlighted that among the infrastructural drawbacks at hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, the lack of backup power supply stood out. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Rajive Kumar has two weeks to submit details of the patients operated on, reasons why the operation theatre did not have backup power supply and also what action was taken against the doctors who performed the cataract surgeries.
NGO Jagdamba Sewa Samiti had reportedly brought the patients to the centre from Kanpur for a free eye surgery. The district administration is looking into why the doctors went ahead with the operations despite the power cut.
Hospital infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh has been in focus since August, when more than 60 children died at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Hospital in Gorakhpur over a week. The children allegedly died after a shortage of oxygen supply at the hospital, but the state government has maintained that the children died of encephalitis.
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NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh chief secy over reports of cataract patients being treated under torchlight
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Lucknow: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports stating that 32 cataract patients were operated upon under torchlight at a primary health centre in Unnao.
An official statement released by the rights body on Wednesday said the contents of the media reports reveal negligence on part of doctors and are a sad commentary on the status of infrastructure facilities available in the hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, particularly non-availability of backup power supply in operation theatres.
The commission has issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh chief secretary, asking him to furnish information about the incident, within two weeks.
The information sought include details of 32 persons (or the exact number) like the names, addresses and phone numbers of those operated on 25 December at the primary health centre, Nawabganj in Unnao.
The NHRC also wanted to know whether the operated persons were able to see clearly after the procedure; why there was no backup power supply in the hospital, especially in the operation theatre; what action was taken against the doctors and hospital management for performing cataract operations in torchlight; have the doctors been performing operations in such a manner earlier; and finally, in case of power break down in the hospital, what alternative source of light is used by the facility.
The Unnao district administration had on Tuesday suspended the Chief Medical Officer(CMO) after reports surfaced that 32 cataract patients were operated under torchlight for want of steady electricity supply at the state-run facility there.
According to the media reports, some relatives of the patients also complained that they were not provided with any beds after the procedure and that they were made to lie down on floors despite extremely cold weather conditions.