The Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) program screens children from newborns to 18-year-olds for health issues. Karnataka’s Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) program achieved 67 percent of the goal it had targeted for 2022-23. The department wants to get better results for the upcoming year. For this, Dr. Ningadalli Siddharam, State Consultant, RBSK, said that […]
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The plan to merge the children helpline number 1098 with 112 was taken back by the government in 2022. Childline helpline number 1098 is out of service due to connectivity issues. The child protection department which is aware of the problem still hasn’t been able to solve it. “It has been merged with 112 to […]
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Research shows children suffer from depression and anxiety due to this style of parenting. Children who are raised by helicopter parenting often suffer from various mental health and social disorders as shown in a study by the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. Helicopter parenting is a style of parenting where parents are excessively […]
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Only 56 percent of schools in Karnataka have accessible infrastructure for students with disabilities. A recent report revealed that six out of 10 schools in Karnataka are not disabled-friendly. A Foundational Learning Study by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) states that only 56 percent of the schools in Karnataka have accessible […]
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More than 1,200 cases are pending before the KSCPCR. The government is yet to elect the six members for the commission. Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has been functioning without a chairman and its members for a few months. KSCPCR is an independent statutory body, which protects children and their rights […]
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In a hospital where children are often admitted for infectious diseases, washrooms are not properly maintained. The washrooms at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH) in Jayanagar stink and are dirty. Patients and their guardians hesitate to use them. A constant stench deters visitors from using the washrooms. One common washroom is shared […]
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Decibel levels have increased in July by 15.8 percent during the day time. Noise levels recorded at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH) in NIMHANS campus, a silent zone, have increased by 15.8 percent during the daytime for July 2022 from June and are no longer within permissible limits, data from Karnataka State […]
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Few streetlights are installed, and that too only in front of houses, leaving the connecting roads of Devagere in darkness. Fewer streetlights are causing inconvenience and raising safety concerns for the residents of Devagere. As the lights are installed only in front of the houses, the roads connecting Devagere to Nallakamba circle and Thagachaguppe are […]
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Karnataka has reported a 18.74 percent increase in the number of POCSO cases till July 2022 compared to the first seven months of 2021. Karnataka is witnessing an increase in the number of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act-2012 for a second consecutive year. Data available on the Karnataka […]
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Lack of parental assistance hampers children’s interest in education, says expert Dropout rates in schools have increased due to the lack of parental assistance in India. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2021 shows a drop in parental assistance at home from 74.9 percent in 2020 to 66.6 percent in 2021. This potentially contributes to […]
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