CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, a meeting was convened in the new auditorium of Collectorate under the chairmanship of Special Monitor of National Human Rights Balkrishna Goyal and in the presence of District Magistrate Manish Bansal. In the meeting, it should be ensured that there is no violation of human rights in the schemes run by the Central and State Government. He said in a strict tone that violation of human rights will not be tolerated. Instructions were given to remove the electric transformers located near the schools or to raise them above the ground and to rescue to stop begging and to free child labor from factories, to put up boards related to the ban on workers below 18 years of age in factories. Along with this, instructions were given to provide ration cards to all eligible beneficiaries and to ensure proper arrangement of beds in all hospitals in the district, so that no person is found lying on the floor and appropriate action should be taken against quack doctors and to put up boards at all clinics. Earlier, Balkrishna Goyal inspected the Anganwadi Center located at Khalasi Line, District Jail and Night Shelters, Balgrih Balika Pushpanjali Vihar. He expressed deep displeasure over children not getting food at Anganwadi Center. He instructed to repair Anganwadi centers and ensure medical assistance and food to registered children. He said that children should be vaccinated from time to time. Packed and cooked food of children should be of good quality. He told the children and parents that everyone should remind their children of mobile number, name of parents and permanent address so that children do not have to face difficulty anywhere. Along with teachers, it is also the full responsibility of parents that their children get good education and bring glory to the country in future. After determining the age of the girls residing in Balgrih (girls), instructions were given to transfer the girls who have completed 18 years of age. After this, the district jail was also inspected by the special monitor of National Human Rights Commission, Bal Krishna Goyal. During the inspection, the male and female barracks, kitchen in the district jail were inspected and instructions were given to the concerned to ensure special cleanliness and to provide quality food to the prisoners as per the menu. After this, the member also inquired from the male and female prisoners about the facilities available in the jail and their problems. Thereafter, while inspecting the prison premises and office, the maintenance of records and the visitors register were observed. After this, while inspecting the hospital located in the prison premises, information was obtained about the availability of medicines and OPD etc. and it was instructed that no laxity or negligence of any kind should be shown in the treatment of patients. He said that the health of the prisoners must be checked by organizing a health camp within 15 days. He instructed the district jail superintendent to make all the facilities available to the prisoners in jail. Keep a strict vigil on the cunning prisoners. No banned material should be allowed to enter the jail premises; special attention should be paid to cleanliness. During the inspection of the night shelter, he instructed that along with the addresses of the people staying in the night shelter, their Aadhaar number should also be recorded in the register.
On this occasion, SP Traffic Siddharth Verma, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Praveen Kumar, Sub-District Magistrate Sadar Ankur Verma, District Probation Officer Abhishek Kumar Pandey and senior officers of the concerned departments were present.