Provide Infrastructure, Books To Child Care Institutions: Supreme Court Tells States

New Delhi: The Supreme Court ordered all state governments on Tuesday to provide necessary infrastructure, stationaries, books, and other equipment to child care institutions for online classes within a 30-day time span.

Justice L Nageswara Rao-headed bench directed that states should make available the required number of teachers to impart teaching to children in the child care institutions, reported news agency ANI.

Among several orders, the apex court said that extra classes should also be held to equip children for final exams to take place next year if needed.

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“Provide the necessary infrastructure, books, and other equipment that is necessary for online classes on the basis of recommendations made by District Child Protection Units within a period of 30 days from today,” the bench was quoted as saying by ANI.

The top court directions came during the hearing of a suo moto case relating to COVID-19 spread in children shelter homes across India.