Women and Child Development Department Organizes Cyber Awareness Programs Across Schools with Police Cyber Experts
As part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Chhattisgarh’s formation, the Women and Child Development Department is conducting extensive cyber safety awareness programs in government and private schools across the district under the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.
Guided by Collector Dr. Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure, the initiative involves cyber experts from the Police Department sensitizing schoolchildren, particularly adolescent girls, about the risks of online fraud and safe practices on digital platforms.
During the awareness sessions, students were briefed on critical issues such as provisions of the IT Act (Sections 67 A & B), cyberbullying, phishing, cyber grooming, online gaming scams, fake voice and video calls, SIM cloning, cyberstalking, fraudulent trading, share market and cryptocurrency traps, digital arrest scams, false loan offers, work-from-home job frauds, lottery messages, credit card fraud, fake insurance claims, and ATM card swapping.
Children were advised to avoid unknown calls, verify numbers through Truecaller, never share private or sensitive photos, refrain from engaging with child pornography or objectionable social media posts, and to always enable two-step verification, strong passwords, and privacy locks. They were also warned against fake matrimonial sites and unauthorized shopping portals. In case of cyber fraud, students were instructed to dial the national helpline 1930 immediately.
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Awareness drives have already been conducted at several schools, including Government Higher Secondary School Harduwa, Government High School Janglupur, Government High School Ramatola, Government High School Hardi, Swami Atmanand Higher Secondary School Sukuldaihan, Government High School Andi, Government High School Dhamansara, and Maharani Laxmi Bai Girls’ School, with police inspectors like Esha Ogare, Naresh Banjare, Deepchand Verma, Chandrabhooshan Sinha, Avinash Shrivastava, Shankar Giri Goswami, and Suman Karsh leading the sessions.
On August 23, awareness sessions were also held at Government High Schools in Kallubanjari and Joshilmati, while on August 25, further programs are scheduled at Government Shivnath Science College with Cyber Cell Station In-charge Shri Vinay Kumar Pammar.
The events saw active participation from Project Officers Smt. Bimla Sharma, Smt. Shilpa Tiwari, Smt. Kiran Srivastava, Smt. Kamalwati Markam, District Mission Coordinator Kishore Maheshwari, Gender Expert Neelam Sahu, Financial Literacy Specialist Pukesh Kumar Verma, and large groups of Anganwadi workers, supervisors, and coordinators.
The initiative aims to safeguard students against rising cybercrimes while reinforcing responsible digital behavior in Chhattisgarh’s youth.
