MP assembly to form panel to probe student suicides over exam pressure
BHOPAL: MP assembly to form panel to probe student suicides over exam pressureThe Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly will constitute a committee to look into the issue of incidents of suicides by students due to pressure of examinations. Speaker Sitasaran Sharma said in the House today that the committee will be asked to submit report in a specified time frame.
Earlier intervening in a debate on the issue during a call attention, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan requested the House regarding setting up of the committee.
He said that a counseling system will also be set up in all the schools. Appealing parents to not put unnecessary pressure on their wards regarding scores, he warned school owners of strict action if they pressurize students for prestige of their schools. Three incidents of student suicides have rocked the state recently.
