The competition’s theme was ‘Child Safety and Safe and Unsafe Behaviour’ Gumla: A total of 28,542 students from 570 govt, aided and private schools across Gumla participated in an essay competition on “Child Safety and Safe and Unsafe Behaviour” on Thursday.Dildar Singh, an official of the Jharkhand Education Project, Gumla, said, “A total of 28,542 students, both girls and boys from Classes 6 to 8 and 9 to 12, from 570 schools, including govt, govt-aided minority and private schools, participated in the first such event in the district.”Organised jointly by the district administration, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) and Jharkhand Education Project, the initiative aimed to raise awareness about the POCSO Act, children’s rights and personal safety. Schools also conducted sessions on good touch, bad touch and reporting unsafe situations.Deputy development commissioner Animesh Ranjan said the initiative reflected the administration’s commitment to creating a safe and fear-free environment for children and strengthening child protection awareness across the district.
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