( Anjali Shreya, Intern Journalist ) : The HRD Ministry on Tuesday issued guidelines to States and Union Territories regarding the education of migrant workers’ children who have returned home during the COVID-19 pandemic, asking them to ensure that their names are not struck off the school rolls.
States have been asked to create a database of children who have left the local area for their homes in other States or other parts of the same State.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) said that such children should be viewed as “migrated” or “temporarily unavailable” in the database.
“Such a database can be prepared by each school personally contacting the parents or guardians of all children studying in their school through phone, WhatsApp, neighbors, or peer groups. Their place of residence during this period can also be noted. Children who have been excluded may be shown separately in enrolment as temporarily unavailable or migrated.
“While all should be taken care of to ensure that their names are not off the rolls, the Directorate of Education is required to recoup their numbers to compensate for any input costs. Can be intimated. The HRD Ministry stated in its guidelines that the school will distribute mid-day meals, distribution of textbooks and uniforms if not already completed.
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