Parents Can Soon Monitor Kids in Classrooms Via CCTV: Kejriwal

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced that the move would allow parents to monitor their kids in real time.

The move will let parents monitor their children in real-time while they’re at school. 

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Parents in Delhi will be able to watch their children studying in classes on real-time basis on their mobile phones, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on 18 January.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on 17 January, directed officials to start installing CCTV cameras in all classes of Delhi government schools within three months, and said it will ensure the safety of children.

The progress of the project – to install CCTV cameras in schools – was reviewed by Kejriwal along with his deputy, Manish Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, PWD minister Satyendar Jain, chief secretary Anshu Prakash, and other government officials.

The process to install CCTV cameras in schools should start within three months, a government official said.

The move was spurred following the rape of a five-year-old girl at her school in Shahdara and the killing of seven-year-old Pradyumn Thakur in Ryan International school in Gurugram.

The education minister, secretary, and director will have the rights to view any classroom of any Delhi government school through an app at any point of time, once the project starts, said the official.

An auto-complaint system will be put in place that will lodge complaints about the non-functioning of CCTV cameras.

The complaints will be automatically forwarded to the system integrator who will rectify it, he said.

(With inputs from PTI)

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