Student commits suicide over inability to afford notebook, pencil
June 26, 2014 13:49
A girl studying in Class 7 committed suicide in Odisha's Ganjam district because her poor parents could not afford to pay for a notebook and pencil, the police said on Thursday.
The drastic step taken by the girl has put a question mark on the functioning of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan that boasts of taking care of all educational needs of children upto the age of 14. Read
The drastic step taken by the girl has put a question mark on the functioning of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan that boasts of taking care of all educational needs of children upto the age of 14. Read