Maharashtra: Andheri school students develop rashes after using handwash

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As soon as the school informed the department, officials and education inspectors visited the schools and collected the bottles of hand wash. “ We have decided to take back samples from all schools to get it checked. We too are concerned about our students,” said an official from Primary education department.

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan had recently mandated that schools must inclucate habits of washing hands amongst school children by making them do that every day before they are served mid-day meal.

Kapil Patil, legislator from teachers constituency has demanded that education department must register a police case against the manufacturer and send the samples to lab for testing. “ The samples sent to these schools have harmed the students. Though minor, it is a serious issue. The education department must immediately withdraw samples sent to other schools too. The matter should be reported to the police immediately,”Patil said.

The hand wash named “Pinky” that were supplied to schools was manufactured by Micro Care Syndicates under Khadi India of Maharashtra Rajya Khadi and GramUdyog Mandal (Mumbai) for directorate of Primary education, Pune.