The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a Government school building collapsed, resulting in the death of seven children and injuries to 28 others in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan.

Rajasthan government announces ex-gratia for school collapse victims; demands for Education Minister's resignation; political leaders detained; safety committee formed.

A series of alarming school building collapses in Rajasthan has sparked public outrage and renewed concerns over the crumbling infrastructure of government-run schools. In the latest incident, the roof of a government primary school in Khariyawas village,