all India Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which is coming up at Changsari in Guwahati, will be formally inaugurated next year.
Addressing a program at Namghar in Guwahati, Sarma said, “AIIMS Guwahati will be formally inaugurated and it will be operational in 2023.”
Notably, this is the first AIIMS that will become functional in Assam.
Sarma also announced some projects for his home constituency Jalukbari.
According to the Chief Minister, 10 high schools will be set up in Jalukbari area along with model schools in Changsari and Rangmahal.
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Sarma also said that the construction of the Palasbari-Sualkuchi bridge would begin next year. A new bridge will also be built at Saraighat, for which construction work will start soon.
On the occasion, Sarma felicitated the meritorious students of Jalukbari who have passed the class 10th and class 12th board exams this year.
CCTVs in classrooms ensure safety of students, don’t violate right to privacy: Delhi govt to HC
The Delhi government recently told the High Court that one of the main reasons behind its 2017 decision was to protect students from sexual harassment and intimidation. State run school.
The petition challenges two cabinet decisions passed by the Delhi government on September 11, 2017 and December 11, 2017, on installation of CCTV cameras inside classrooms of government schools and live streaming of such video footage to parents. provision has been made.
However, the respondent argued that its ruling is not absolute and will always be subject to reasonable restrictions by the state like any other fundamental right.
“It is submitted that in balancing the interest of the State in ensuring the safety and security of the students along with the right to privacy in a classroom, it has to be kept in mind the extent to which the expectation of privacy would be reasonable in a public class,” the government told the court.
It further argued that the decision to install cameras in the classrooms of all its schools is to ensure the safety of children, especially in light of rampant incidents of sexual abuse and bullying.
The respondent stated that the decision was taken not only because of the spike in child abuse cases in 2017, but it was also in the pipeline for a long time. The respondent further stated that it is also to improve the teacher-learning processes for the better. learning outcomes.
“It is submitted that with the consent of the teachers, some of the lecturers may be recorded for further dissemination and the recordings may be used to provide analysis and feedback to the teachers for improving the teaching processes to ensure better understanding among the students.” Can be done for the same,” the government said.
On the other hand, the plaintiff argued that the decision to install CCTV cameras inside the classrooms, without obtaining specific consent from the students, their parents or teachers, is a gross violation of their fundamental right to privacy.
Parents’ associations have opposed the idea of sharing classroom footage with other parents or unauthorized third persons. They fear that such footage could be misused for morphing and dissemination on social media.
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