Delhi Lieutenant Governor TS Sandhu on Tuesday reviewed the implementation status of
the POCSO Act across the capital, along with the Commissioner of Police, Secretary
(WCD), and Director (Education).

As per the official release, taking a serious view of child/student safety, the LG directed a
comprehensive audit of schools across Delhi to systematically assess their adherence to
the provisions and guidelines of the POCSO Act.

The Education Department has also been instructed to enforce strict compliance and
initiate firm action against institutions found lacking in the implementation of these critical
measures. Furthermore, he directed that a detailed report must be provided on the exact
actions that have been taken, or are planned to be taken, against the defaulters.

To institutionalise safety at the ground level, the LG directed that every school must have
a mandatory dedicated Child Protection Committee that should meet regularly to monitor
the environmen

He further instructed the authorities to observe July as the Child Protection month and
carry out a dedicated, city-wide one-month Child Protection campaign- to provide
widespread awareness and mandatory training to all stakeholders.