Telangana insists on installing CCTV cameras
The school education department is planning to install cameras in the 1,499 government schools.
Hyderabad: Director of school education G. Kishan had earlier issued circulars to all 1,115 private schools in the state that had SSC examination centres to procure CCTV cameras with connectivity to the School Education department during SSC examinations, which are scheduled to start from March 21.
The school education department is also planning to install cameras in the 1,499 government schools that have examination centres. Sources from the department said that each school should procure 10 to 13 CCTV cameras with a central processing unit and monitor.
“As per the specifications, each school should spend at least Rs 1 lakh for the set up. Government has to bear nearly Rs 14.99 crore and private schools should bear Rs 11.15 crore,” sources said. Hyderabad district has 315 examination centres out which 131 are private.
Only 30 private schools currently have CCTV cameras. In Ranga Reddy, no private school has the facility.