Thiruvananthapuram, July 21
Days after a 13-year-old Class 8 student Mithun was electrocuted here while retrieving his footwear from the rooftop at his school, the Kerala Education department, on Monday, announced that a complete school infrastructure audit will take place.
An electric line was passing through the top of the shed on which Mithun climbed on and while he slipped he came in contact with the live wire and dies instantly.
State Education Minister V. Sivankutty, on Monday, told the media that the statewide audit of school infrastructure will be held starting from July 25 to 31.
"On Tuesday, a high level meeting of officials in the Education department would be held when the guidelines for the audit would be discussed," Sivankutty said.
The Kerala education system is handled by the government schools, the aided segment (where the salaries are paid by the state government, while appointments are done by the managements) and the unaided sector.
To start with, the infrastructure audit will begin in the aided sector, followed by the state-run schools and then the unaided sector.