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Quality education can help protect kids


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Mangaluru, July 02, 2016: Speaking at a meeting on ’Education and Protection Rights of Children’ organised by Education Resource Centres’ Federation, Padi and Child Line at Roshni Nilaya, Convener of Education Resource Centres’ Federation Kasturi Boluvaru said children can be protected by providing quality education.

Kasturi said many private education institutions misuses seats reserved for poor students though the RTE, Right To Education Act has been introduced to ensure education to children from economically backward classes.

She added basic infrastructure in schools and appointment of good teachers to schools have been given minimal importance. Pandeshwar ASI P Manjula spoke on the role of parents in the protection of children. The programme was presided over by Shridhar Rao, the federation president.