Bengaluru, DHNS: The State Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to Karnataka State Child Protection Policy, 2016, which recommends preventive and corrective measures to ensure that children are not subjected to physical or mental abuse in schools.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Law Minister T?B?Jayachandra said the policy has been finalised after several rounds of deliberations with various stakeholders during the last one year.

The policy suggests that there should be a child-centric approach to make schools safer. It also proposes designated roles for school management, parents, teachers and other stakeholders. The policy makes it mandatory that every school should have a child protection committee, Jayachandra said.

It seeks a commitment and responsibility on the part of the school management to ensure the safety of children on the school premises. It puts in place a mechanism for monitoring and review of the implementation of the child protection standards, Jayachandra said.

Comprehensive plan

In other decisions, the Cabinet gave its nod for submission of a Rs 7,000-crore Comprehensive Environment Plan for reclamation and rehabilitation of land destroyed by illegal mining in Ballari, Chitradurga and Tumakuru districts to the Supreme Court.

The plan was prepared in consultation with the Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) following a direction by the Apex Court. The plan would be submitted to the Supreme Court in two days, the minister said.

The minister said Rs 7,000 crore has already been pooled in by the government by earmarking 10% of the total sale proceeds from the iron ore sold through e-auction, royalty and fines col­­­lected from mining companies and auctioning of mining pits.

RGUHS campus

The cabinet gave its approval for construction of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) campus and allied buildings at Archakarahalli, Ramanagaram at a revised cost of Rs 580 crore. The campus will have a 21-bed hospital and a 750-bed general hospital, Jayachandra said.