The Centre has decided to form an inter-ministerial committee to monitor implementation of safety measures in its schools across the country in the wake of brutal killing of a student in Gurgaon and rape of a girl by a school peon in the national capital. <br/><br/>The decision was taken yesterday during a meeting between Human Resource Development, HRD, minister Prakash Javadekar and Women & Child Development, WCD, minister Maneka Gandhi in New Delhi. The WCD minister told reporters after the meeting that a committee of six secretaries will be constituted to monitor the implementation and progress of the guidelines.<br/><br/>Ms Maneka said, the committee will have secretaries of Human Resource Development, Women and Child Development Ministry, Tribal Affairs, Minority Affairs, Social Justice and Empowerment and Drinking water and sanitation. She said, it will conduct a series of meetings to develop a roadmap as well as a timeline for implementation of the measures recommended.

The Centre has decided to form an inter-ministerial committee to monitor implementation of safety measures in its schools across the country in the wake of brutal killing of a student in Gurgaon and rape of a girl by a school peon in the national capital. <br/><br/>The decision was taken yesterday during a meeting between Human Resource Development, HRD, minister Prakash Javadekar and Women & Child Development, WCD, minister Maneka Gandhi in New Delhi. The WCD minister told reporters after the meeting that a committee of six secretaries will be constituted to monitor the implementation and progress of the guidelines.<br/><br/>Ms Maneka said, the committee will have secretaries of Human Resource Development, Women and Child Development Ministry, Tribal Affairs, Minority Affairs, Social Justice and Empowerment and Drinking water and sanitation. She said, it will conduct a series of meetings to develop a roadmap as well as a timeline for implementation of the measures recommended.