Cops fund slum childrens education in Antop Hill

Updated on: Monday, January 09, 2012

The Antop Hill police are on an education drive. Personnel from this police station identified 18 students from various slums who dropped out of school and are either working to support their families or are unemployed. They have now been admitted to a night school.

Shamsher Pathan, in-charge of the police station, said, “We first did a survey about dropouts in our jurisdiction. We called them and their parents to the police station and counselled them. They then agreed to continue their studies.” He added that some parents had tears in their eyes after the police personnel told them that they would pay all the fees and provide uniforms and stationery. “We don’t want these children to become drug addicts or roam around like many unemployed youth do. So, we contacted the office bearers of Allana Municipal night school. The school authorities were also forthcoming and these 18 students have started going to school,” Pathan added.

The boys have been admitted to class V to class VII. “We aim that these students at least pass class X or XII. We will later see if we could help them find jobs. As of now, we have given them some books and notebooks. Next week we will be distributing uniforms to them,” said Pathan. He added that these boys are being given training in Urdu, Marathi and spoken English. “We are also trying to contact some shop owners who could employ these students so that while learning, they can earn as well,” he said.

The Antop Hill police have roped in an educationist, Saleem Alware, who is visiting the school to check the students’ academic activities twice a week. “We are hoping to get the results soon. We patrol the entire area so we know about many children who quit studies and do not work, leading to fights at home due to financial crisis,” a police officer added.

More Education news

• Karnataka department of higher education to further strengthen protection to women students and employees
• Heads of government and private schools directed to keep a close watch on the behaviour of teachers
• Chairman of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions submits his report
• Everyone will be given due representation says Goa CM
• Pune Education Department to hold meetings with schools to ensure a smooth RTE implementation
• Health and Medical Education, Forest and Home departments within the ambit of Public Services Guarantee Act
• 'value education' courses in engineering colleges to inculcate better values and character building
• students challenge new NET gidelines
• Proposed multi crore edu city project nearing completion
• 21 engineering colleges affiliated to the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University to seek accreditation
• MBBS and PG medical seats to be increased by 50% and 100% respectively from academic year 2013-14
• M S University's faculty of fine arts mired in controversy over a painting hurting religious sentiment
• IICA inks MoU with Bangalore-based National Law School of India University for forging academic partnership
• President asks private players to contribute in improving the standards of higher education
• First technical and medical university at picturesque Apatani Plateau in lower Subansiri district
• Prayas scheme to be extended to 4 more districts
• Jamia Millia Islamia Professor gets Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship
• Japans new government will not waive tution fee to pro-Pyongyang high schools
• Most Israeli high school students found accessing Mobile phone during class hours
• UGC notifies the procedure and criteria for declaration of result for NET to be conducted on 30.12.12