SC-constituted task force on suicide prevention visits NIT
It will visit Bharathidasan University on Thursday.
The team led by former Supreme Court judge S Ravindra Bhat and seven other members was formed after the apex court, in March this year, expressed concern over the increasing frequency of student suicides in education institutions, especially premier ones.
At NIT-T, the team members inspected the campus and interacted with faculty members and students. "The team will submit an observation report with recommendations, if any, to us.
The findings will also be included in the final report to be submitted to the Supreme Court," NIT-T director G Aghila told TOI.
NIT-T and IIM-T reported a student suicide each in May this year, within three-day interval. Suicides have also been recorded in several private institutions. Parents, students, faculty members and other stakeholders can also respond to an anonymous survey in an online portal of the task force.
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Meanwhile, VC committee member of Bharathidasan University V Rajesh Kannan confirmed that the team will visit the university on Thursday. IIM-T director Pawan Kumar Singh said they have not received any intimation of a visit by the team so far.
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