Delhi Orders Strict Police Checks For School Bus Drivers, Support Staff
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has ordered mandatory police verification for all school staff and bus drivers following reports of safety lapses in nearly half of the city's schools. The initiative also includes broader child welfare measures, such as ending child begging and improving vocational training for children in care homes.
Why it matters
These directives address critical gaps in child safety and social welfare infrastructure in the national capital.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has directed the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) to ensure police verification of school staff, school bus and van drivers, attendants and sanitation workers.The direction comes months after a school-safety drive in July found deficiencies in 774 of the 1,677 Delhi schools inspected, nearly 46 per cent.The inspections found lapses in child-safety measures. In some schools, required child-welfare committees had not been formed, while parent representatives were missing from some committees.The checks were carried out using a Student Safety Checklist based on guidelines of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, DCPCR and the POCSO Act.Delhi's Child Begging CampaignGupta has also called for Delhi to be made free of child begging.The DCPCR has been asked to involve NGOs, civil society organisations and resident welfare associations in the campaign.Children found begging are to be connected with education, skill development and livelihood opportunities.Children…
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