Srinagar, 19 May (KNO): The School Education Department has published rules to protect women and girl students’ safety, security, and economic empowerment.
In this respect, the department has issued a circular directing the adoption of actionable points from the Planning, Development, and Monitoring Department on Women’s Empowerment, as well as Health and Nutrition.
According to the Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) stated that the Ministry of Women and Child Development emphasised two sub-themes, namely “Creating Enabling Ecosystem for Safety and Empowerment of Women” and “Economic Empowerment” under the broad pillar “Empowering Women” at the second National Conference of Chief Secretaries in New Delhi in January 2023.
“During ‘Amrit kaal,’ certain points emerged that are critical for ensuring the safety, security, and economic empowerment of women and girls in the country, as well as realising the Prime Minister’s (PM) vision of turning the country around as a developed nation,” it reads.
DSEK stated that in order to encourage case studies or problem solving in which students can be given a situation concerning women’s dignity, safety, and security and their response is sought, instructions were issued for all schools to follow.
“Through this exercise, some innovative solutions to problems faced by girls or women may emerge, and the entire class will be made aware of how to deal with such situations,” DSEK said.
The directorate also stated that short films, animated videos, and posters on what to do and what not to do will be created and displayed in schools to educate children. “Whenever the schools take children on excursion trips, teachers should observe whether the children are following practises that uphold the dignity, safety, and security of women and girls,” the document states.
