Question : Crimes and Safety Measures in Schools

(a) whether the Government is aware that the cases of students’ death, harassment and other crimes in
educational institutes are increasing in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the data
of such incidents during the last three years, State/ UT-wise;
(b) whether the Government has taken any stringent actions against such schools for neglecting safety
standards and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has given instructions to States that CCTV be installed in schools, only
female support staff be hired and porn be banned in the country to prevent sexual assault on female
students in schools including in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas;
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(e) whether the Government proposes to set up a department to look after the enforcement of
mandatory safety measures in educational institutions in the country and if so, the details thereof
along with the other measures taken/being taken in this regard; and
(f) whether there are instances which have come to notice of the Government in which there were
demand of huge sum for out of court settlement and if so, the details thereof

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
(a) and (b): The State and Union Territory Governments have the direct responsibility to ensure safety
of students in schools under their territorial control. The Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) on receipt of complaints of students’ death, harassment and other crimes in schools takes
action against the schools as per Affiliation Bye-Laws of the Board. The details of complaints of
students’ death, harassment and other crimes in schools received by CBSE during last three years are as
under:
<pre>
State/UT No. of complaint received in the year
2015 2016 2017
Tamil Nadu 02 02 01
Maharashtra 01 01 Nil
Rajasthan 04 02 03
Delhi Nil 01 Nil
Haryana Nil 01 03
Uttar Pradesh Nil Nil 02
Madhya Pradesh 05 Nil 01
West Bengal 01 01 Nil
Odisha 01 Nil Nil
Karnataka Nil 01 01
Telangana Nil 01 Nil
Uttarakhand Nil Nil 01
Bihar Nil Nil 01
Jharkhand Nil Nil Nil
Andhra Pradesh Nil Nil Nil
</pre>
Details regarding action taken by the CBSE with regard to above complaints are at Annexure.
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has reported students’ death in Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalayas (JNVs), for the last three years as per details as under:
<pre>
State/UT 2015 2016 2017
Andhra Pradesh 01 01 00
Himachal Pradesh 00 00 00
Maharashtra 00 01 02
West Bengal 01 02 00
Madhya Pradesh 01 04 00
Karnataka 01 00 01
Uttar Pradesh 01 04 04
Jammu & Kashmir 01 00 00
Assam 00 01 01
Uttarakhand 01 02 01
Rajasthan 00 02 00
Odisha 03 03 00
Gujarat 01 00 02
Meghalaya 01 00 00
Jharkhand 00 01 03
Sikkim 00 00 01
Telangana 00 02 00
Haryana 00 02 00
Chhattisgarh 00 02 00
Arunachal Pradesh 01 00 02
Tripura 00 02 00
</pre>
NVS has informed that disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against the Principals and
Teachers of the concerned JNVs for neglecting safety standards.