NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the recommendation of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and consequential action by Centre and states, which called for the closure of government-funded or aided Madrassa across the country for alleged non-compliance with the Right to Education (RTE) Act.The decision, delivered by the bench…
NEW DELHI: A drive to identify children at risk of child marriage, conducted on the directions of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, shows that more than 11.5 lakh children in 27 states and seven UTs, most of them girls, were found “vulnerable” as they had either dropped out of school, were out or…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday slammed BJP when asked about the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommendation to stop state funding for madrasas acrosss the nation. The SP president said that the saffron party wants to do politics over hatred and discrimination. “This country belongs to everyone…
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Saturday issued a directive to the chief secretaries and administrators of all states and union territories. This directive concerns a report titled “Guardians of Faith or Oppressors of Rights: Constitutional Rights of Children vs madrasas.”The NCPCR’s report contains 11 chapters and discusses the…
NEW DELHI: Questioning the kind of education imparted in madrassas and also the way of their functioning, including permitting corporal punishment for children, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has told Supreme Court that comprehensive education is not provided there and it is against the provisions of Right to Education (RTE) Act.Responding to…
PATNA: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday raised serious concerns about what he claimed as “radical curriculum” and use of “Pakistan-published books” allegedly in government-funded madrassas in Bihar and the enrolment of Hindu children in such schools.In a post on platform X, he questioned the role of the…
