Parents of children studying in Delhi government schools will be able to get a live feed of the CCTV cameras through 'DGS Live' app which can be downloaded from Google Play Store.
In a bid to ensure direct answerability of the government towards people, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday launched a project for CCTV camera installation in all government schools in the city, saying it will be a "historic milestone in school education in the country and the world".
Launching the project at Shaheed Hemu Kalani Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya in Lajpat Nagar, Kejriwal said that over 1,000 Delhi government schools will be equipped with CCTV cameras by November this year and a live feed of the surveillance footage will be provided to the parents on their mobile phones through an app.
In light of this, concerns regarding privacy arose as sources said installing CCTV cameras could potentially compromise the privacy of the schoolchildren. Dismissing these concerns, the Delhi Chief Minister said that the initiative will instead help improve results of Delhi government schools next year.
"There will be no privacy breach, children go to school for education, to learn discipline and become good citizens of the country... they do not go there for anything private," he said, "We would not provide a live feed to the parents if the schools were not running properly."
Private schools have already been directed 'strictly' to install CCTV cameras, Kejriwal added.
The chief minister said that his government has been struggling against misinformation campaigns of the opposition parties against the project.
The parents of the children studying in Delhi government schools will be able to get a live feed of the CCTV cameras through the 'DGS Live' app which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
After downloading the app, they will receive an SMS from the government control room. They will be able to access live classroom feed after proper verification.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Shaheed Hemu Kalani Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya has become the country's first government school to have CCTV camera coverage.
He interacted with a few parents who supported the move. Citing various benefits of the CCTV cameras, he claimed students and teachers also supported the move.
As part of the project, two CCTV cameras will be installed in each classroom. Entire school premises, barring the washrooms, will be under 360-degree coverage of the cameras and their feed will be monitored from a control room.
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