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The student suicide case was heard in the Supreme Court on Friday. During this period, the Supreme Court also described the cases of students suicide in Kota as serious and reprimanded the Rajasthan government.
A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan in the Supreme Court said, “So far this year, 14 students have committed suicide in Kota. What are you doing about it as a state? Why are students committing suicide in Kota itself? Have you not considered it as a state? ‘
The Supreme Court made this comment during the hearing of the body of the student in Kota and the suicide case of the student of IIT Kharagpur. The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Rajasthan government in this matter. The next hearing will be held on 14 July.
What is the whole matter
On May 4, the body of a 17 -year -old student was found in Kota hostel a few hours before the NEET exam. On May 4, a 22 -year -old student studying in IIT Kharagpur hanged himself in the hostel room. The Supreme Court had taken cognizance of both these cases on 6 May.
Regarding IIT Kharagpur suicide, the court said on May 14, they are taking cognizance to find out whether the administration has filed an FIR by following the instructions of the court issued in the ‘Amit Kumar and other vs India and other’ case.
At the same time, the court sought an answer about the suicide in Kota as to why the FIR was not registered. The hearing was held by a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan. Along with this, the court had also directed the Central Government to deposit Rs 20 lakh in two days for the formation of the National Task Force i.e. NTF for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
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Supreme Court: What are you doing. Why are these children committing suicide in Kota itself. You did not think about it as a state.
Lawyer (Rajasthan Government): A SIT was formed for cases of such suicide.
Supreme Court: Why was the FIR not written after suicide of the student?
Lawyer (Rajasthan Government): The case is being investigated and SIT is aware of all cases of suicides.
Supreme Court: How many students have committed suicide in Kota so far?
Lawyer (Rajasthan Government): 14
Supreme Court: Why are these students committing suicide?
Lawyer (Rajasthan Government): The task force created by the Supreme Court needs some time to prepare the report.
Supreme Court: You have contested the judgment of the court. Why have you not registered an FIR yet? The student was not living in the coaching residence. In November 2024, she left the hostel and was living with her parents. But it was the duty of the police to register an FIR in this case and be investigated. The officers of the concerned police station have not met on duty. He has not followed the court’s instructions.
In 2024, 17 students suicide, 26 in 2023
Talking about the years, in 2024, 17 students living in Kota were suicide. There were 2 suicide in the month of January last year and 3 suicide in the month of February. In the year 2023, a total of 26 cases of student suicide were reported in Kota.
‘Don’t teach children to handle failure’
Dr. Satyakant Trivedi, member and psychiatrist of MP Suicide Prevention Task Force, said about the student suicide happening in Kota, ‘There is no reason for any suicide. All children are giving the same exam. In such a situation, mixed factors are responsible for suicide. This includes genetics causes, social causes, peer pressure, parents’ expectations, education mechanisms.
Dr. Trivedi says that somewhere we fail to teach children how to deal with stress, rejections or failure. Today the child is beginning to believe that his academic achievement is bigger than his existance. The child is not ready to leave the preparation, ready to leave life. The society has glorified competitive examinations very much, due to which the child feels that I will be fulfilled only when I will crack an exam.
Guidelines for coaching centers in 2024, but suicide did not stop
In view of the increasing cases of students suicide, fire incidents in coaching centers and lack of facilities in coaching centers, the Ministry of Education released guidelines for coaching institutes.
Government made these rules to prevent student suicide in India
1. Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
According to this act, a person suffering from mental disorders has every right to take treatment for this and live life with dignity.
2. Anti Ragging Majors
According to the order of the Supreme Court, all the education institutions will have to register an FIR with the police on the complaint of ragging. In 2009, the University Grants Commission, ie UGC released the regulation to prevent ragging incidents at Higher Education Institutes.
3. Student Counseling System
In 2016, UGC asked universities to set up students counseling system to set up students counseling systems to solve problems like students’ examination, stress, homesicness, fear of failure.
4. Gatekeepers Training for Suicide Prevention Boy Nimhans, Spif
Nimhans i.e. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience and Spif i.e. Suicide Prevention India Foundation conducts this training. Through this, a network of gatekeepers is prepared which can identify the suicide people.
5. NEP 2020
Pay attention to teachers’ social-emotional learning and community involvement in school systems. Also, schools should also have social workers and counselors.
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