Bihar State Child Rights Protection Commission. Picture by Ranjeet Kumar Dey

Patna, May 18: Bihar State Child Rights Protection Commission will ensure regular tuitions for underprivileged children so that they can cope with the academic pressure.

The tuitions would start during the summer vacation.

According to the Right to Education Act, schools have to admit underprivileged children under the 25 per cent category in nursery and Class I.

The commission feels since these children belong to the special category and their parents are not too educated, they might not be able to perform as well as other children academically. In order to bring them on a par with other children, the commission is taking such a step.

The commission is working on the number of children to be taught in the different localities.

Areas like Kankerbagh, Rajendra Nagar, SP Verma Road have been listed and volunteers have already turned up from these areas.

Approximately 300 underprivileged children in various schools have to be provided tuitions.

Schools falling under Christian Minority Educational Society have not finalised the list of underprivileged children as yet. More children would be added to the list as the court hearing on the issue is pending.

The chairperson of Bihar State Child Rights Protection Commission, Nisha Jha, said: “The objective is to create an environment for these children and bring them up to the level of others. We are looking for women, especially homemakers who can give voluntary service to these children. A woman staying in the same locality can teach them according to their convenience. Even their daughters or sons can provide the tuitions.”

Jha said these children could be escorted to the teacher’s residence or to a common place in the locality where they can be taught together and trained in etiquette and other things.

A common vehicle like a bus would be arranged for them for transportation purpose. Jha added that people from social sectors like NGOs, businessmen and other individuals are ready to assist in any form.

Jha said: “We prefer housewives because we do not want them to feel lonely or depressed in their free time. In this way, housewives can utilise their time in contributing to the society. They will have to inform the commission, if they are interested in teaching the children.”

Jha said no child should feel humiliated for lagging behind in school.

“All measures would be taken to ensure quality education to them. At the same time, the school management should not feel that the standard of their school would go down since underprivileged children would be taught and trained,” Jha added

The principal of Sudarshan Central School, Neeta Singh, said: “This is a good step to be taken by the commission. It should also be ensured that the teachers are well qualified.”