Helping line for students, Dial 103.

Dial 103, this is a helping number for students, who are living stressed life. The state government, in an attempt to curb the spate of student suicides, said the helpline that was for women and children will now be available to students too. The helping line open 24 hours for students who feeling any pressure due to exam or any other reason you can call at here and the counselors’ll be solve your problem. From last 2-3 months the number of the suicide cases is increasing the day by day. The home minister R.P. Patil said “Eighty six students committed suicide in Maharashtra between January and March 2010mostly because of pressure to do well in their studies”.



Bajanjit Kaur (18), a medical college student, allegedly committed suicide at her Powai residence on January 4. Kaur had failed in three subjects. A day later, Class 7 student, Sushant Patil, was found hanging in the toilet at his school in Dadar. He had failed in four papers. Lokbharti Party's member of Legislative Council, Kapil Patil, raised the issue in the Council on Monday, saying suicides were a "social problem". "We need to constitute a committee of experts, change our style of taking examinations, include a grading system, make counselling available in schools, and even set up a state plan to look at this problem," said Kapil Patil.



That is really a very serious matter. Younger is the future of our nation if we lost them than what will be our nation’s future? Just switched off the all stress and keep hard work we definitely get the good result. Suicide is not a last solution of the stress.



"The committee will also include representatives from the Home, Health and Education departments along with teachers and parents," Khan said. The state has also approached the Tata Institute of Social Sciences to train teachers to counsel students. "It will cost the state about Rs 75 lakh, which we are in the process of considering," Khan said.
Khan said this would make things easier for students who do not want to pursue Math-related courses after Class 10.