CCTV to be installed in Govt schools: CM HDK

Bengaluru: CM Kumaraswamy said that the primary and secondary education department plans to install CCTV cameras in government primary and high schools to monitor the activities from this academic year.

The Department of Education (DoE) has released Rs 10 crore for installation of the cameras at over 3,000 government schools across the state. 

The department said that priority will be in installing cameras in schools with greater number of girl students, each school will get four CCTV cameras. 

The officials will identify the spots or areas to install the camera.

As per reports, one camera will be installed at the entrance of the school, one will be in the playground and another in the teachers’ lobby. School authorities will be able to monitor the footage using a computer. 

The Department of Public Instructions is ready with an action plan to kickstart the process after officials in the DoE had issued a government order in August.