Child rights body issues guidelines for hostels
dormetreis and even playground. For bringing greater transparency, hostels will also have to make public the number of seats they have and administrative details about them.
A candidate appointed as a hostel superintendent will have to produce an affidavit that he or she has never been convicted under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation amendment) Act 2016, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012.
Learning from the experience at coaching institutes such as those in Kota where many IIT-ASpirants have committed suicide, the NCPCR has also laid down steps to be taken to deal with mental health of students such as employing trained counsel- lors as well as making provisions for “individual therapy”.
Specifying the minimum nutritional standards, the guideline recommends 115 gms of chicken per child once a week, 120 grams of dal/rajma/chana per head per day, specified amount of curd or butter milk and other food items.
“We have fixed roles, duties and qualifications of hostel staff. We have also fixed the minimum infrastructure required, including dormitories and toilets,” Kanoongo said.
According to the draft guidelines, authorities have to prepare diet scale and daily routine of children.
The guidelines provides for ensuring nutritional food for the children. The quality of food will also be checked every day.