On July 26, 2025, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, took suo motu cognizance of a media report concerning the collapse of a government school building in the Jhalawar district of Rajasthan on July 25, 2025. The incident resulted in the death of seven students and injuries to 28 others. Citing administrative negligence, local residents had reportedly alerted district authorities to the dilapidated condition of the school prior to the collapse, but no action was taken. The NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretary of the Government of Rajasthan and the Superintendent of Police, Jhalawar, requesting a detailed report within two weeks. The report should include the health status of the injured students and information regarding any compensation provided to the families of the deceased. The NHRC views the incident, if the media report is accurate, as a serious violation of human rights.
Key Entities Referenced
National Human Rights Commission: A human rights organization in India that took cognizance of the school building collapse.
Jhalawar district, Rajasthan: The district in Rajasthan where the school building collapse occurred.
Superintendent of Police, Jhalawar: The police official in Jhalawar to whom a notice was issued to provide a report.
Government of Rajasthan: The state government to whom notices were issued regarding the incident.
Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan: The highest-ranking civil servant of the state government of Rajasthan, to whom a notice was issued.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - source of the information regarding the incident.
National Human Rights Commission
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the
reported collapse of a Government school building
resulting in the death of 7 students and injuries to 28
others in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan
Issues notices to the State Chief Secretary and the
Superintendent of Police, Jhalawar calling for a
detailed report on the matter within two weeks
The report expected to include the status of health of
the injured students as well as compensation, if any,
paid to the next of kin of the deceased
Posted On: 26 JUL 2025 7:31PM by PIB Delhi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance 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 on 25th July, 2025. Reportedly, citing negligence of the administration, the
local residents had informed the District authorities about the dilapidated condition of the school building, but
no action was taken.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, raise a serious issue of human
rights violation. Therefore, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan and the
Superintendent of Police, Jhalawar, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
The report is expected to include the status of health of the injured students as well as compensation, if any,
paid to the next of kin of the deceased.
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NSK
(Release ID: 2148897)