Archive · 22 Jul 2026
Malda Schools to Track Absentee Girls
The Malda district administration in India is taking steps to prevent child trafficking by asking schools to keep a close watch on girl students who are absent for seven days in a row.
Schools have been told to collect details of these students and share them with the administration.
Additionally, schools will hold daily sessions to teach students about the dangers of trafficking and online grooming.
This comes after two young girls were almost tricked into going to South Korea to become K-pop stars.
The administration wants to act quickly to protect students and stop such incidents from happening.
Malda district administration directs schools to track girl students absent for seven consecutive days.
Schools must submit details of absent students, including name, class, and guardian's contact number.
Daily awareness sessions on child trafficking and online grooming risks will be conducted in schools.
Schools must submit monthly reports on their actions to prevent trafficking.
Recent incident involved two minor girls lured online with promises of becoming K-pop idols in South Korea.
The administration aims to create an early-warning system to identify vulnerable students.
Action Taken Reports (ATR) must be submitted by the 7th of every month.
The initiative is part of strengthened preventive measures following recent trafficking attempts.
- Who
- Malda district administration and schools
- What
- Tracking absentee girl students and conducting daily awareness sessions on child trafficking
- When
- Following recent incidents of online grooming
- Where
- Malda district, West Bengal, India
- Why
- To prevent trafficking and ensure student safety
Proactive Prevention
Privacy Concerns
Tracking Absenteeism
Proactive Prevention
Necessary to prevent trafficking and ensure student safety.
Privacy Concerns
Potential invasion of privacy and could lead to misuse of data.
- District
- Malda
- Target Students
- Girls in Classes V to XII
- Absence Threshold
- Seven consecutive days
- Awareness Sessions
- Daily during school hours
- Reporting Deadline
- July 28 for initial data submission
- Monthly Reporting
- By the 7th of every month
- Recent Incident
- Two minor girls lured online for K-pop idols in South Korea