The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Tamil Nadu Government to explain why Rs.25 thousand should not be paid as relief to the two girl students of Panchayat Union Middle School in Tirunelveli, who were made to clean toilet by the Head Mistress.
The Commission found that two girl students were the daughters of a sweeper who, on that particular day, had not turned up for the job because of which the Head Mistress asked her daughters to clean the toilet.
Member of the Commission, Justice D. Murugesan, has also recommended that the State Government should initiate legal action against the Head Mistress for her misconduct.
The Commission has also observed that Rs.20 per week being paid to the sweeper for cleaning the toilet was not justified as a reasonable wage under any standard. It has asked Department of Social Justice of the state to take action and submit the report along with the response to the show cause notice within six weeks. (ANI)