The Parliamentary Committee invites suggestions on sex education in Schools

October 2, 2007

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE INVITES SUGGESTIONS ON INTRODUCTION OF SEX

EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

The Parliamentary Committee on petitions has invited public

suggestions on introduction of sex education in CBSE affiliated

schools.

These can be submitted through a written memoranda containing

suggestions/ views/comments of individuals/institutions/organisations

interested in the subject matter.

The Committee on Petitions under the Chairmanship of Shri M. Venkaiah

Naidu, M.P, Rajya Sabha is examining the prayer of the petitioners

and has decided to undertake wider consultations with all the

stakeholders including eminent educationists, sociologists,

psychologists, sexologists, spiritual leaders, teachers and parents

for generating a national debate on the subject.

Those desirous of submitting memoranda to the Committee may send two

copies (each in English and Hindi) thereof to

Shri J. Sundrial, Joint Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Parliament

House Annexe, New Delhi-110001 and E-Mail: sundrial@...}

within 30 days indicating whether they would also be interested in

giving oral evidence before the Committee.

The memorandum submitted to the Committee would form part of its

records and would be treated as confidential and therefore should not

be printed, circulated or publicised by anyone, as such an act would

constitute a breach of privilege of the Committee.

There has been severe criticism from certain quarters on the recent

move of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of

India to introduce sex-education in the form of Adolescence Education

Programme (AEP) in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

affiliated schools all over the country.

Two petitioners have prayed to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)

that there should be a national debate on the subject and a consensus

arrived before introducing sex-education in CBSE affiliated schools

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