Saantvana helpline for board students started in Vadodara

Will operate round the clock to resolve the queries of students and parents

It’s exam time and students are busy in preparation of their board and annual exams of the present academic session. However the tension and pressure sometimes take it’s toll on them and they choose wrong ways before attempting their papers.

This year around 84,000 students will appear in the board exams and you can see the tension and urgency on their faces. To help them cope with the pressure Vadodara starts a 24/7 helpline for the students where they can call at any time of the day. The aim is to release their tensions and help them appear in exams with a fresh mind.

Suraksha Setu society, education department, city police, child development department and Academy of Paediatric jointly started the ‘Saantvana’ helpline for the board students. The team of DEO, 10 principals, 2 psycatrists, 2 psychologists, MSU department of Psychology, 1098 Child helpline and 12 child specialists will be available round the clock for the queries raised by the students.

Police commissioner Anupam Sinh Gahlaut, Collector Shalini Agrawal, DEO Dr. Umedsinh Rathod along with other officials collectively launched the helpline before the board exams scheduled to start from 7th March. The idea is to create a tension free environment for the students to appear in the exams with a fresh mind.

Police commissioner Anupam Sinh Gahlaut said the Saantvana helpline control room is started in police bhavan where the policemen will operate it round the clock. Students calls on 6359064557 and 9824514033 will be diverted to the concerned specialist as per the problems raised by them. The questions asked by the parents and students will be addressed by the specialists and also the administration related queries.

District collector Shalini Agrawal said the helpline will help students to get rid of their tensions before the exams and create a positive environment for them. She request the students and parents to use it to the maximum.