A village in Maharashtra has categorically banned the use of mobile phones for those below 18 years of age. The village named Bansi in Yavatmal district, which falls in the west Vidarbha region of Maharashtra took this decision after it was observed that children and teenagers were getting addicted to mobile phones.
The members of the village Bansi, under Pusad tehsil, are increasingly concerned because children have become addicted to watching games and surfing inappropriate websites. Consequently, Gajanan Tale, the sarpanch of the Bansi gram panchayat, stated that all parents have been asked to ensure their children strictly follow the ban.
UNANIMOUS DECISION OF THE VILLAGERS
According to the sarpanch Tale, the village school children have become addicted to mobile phones and in response to that, a formal resolution to ban mobile phones for children under 18 years of age was unanimously approved.
“We know that there will be difficulties in implementation. But we will remove these problems through counseling. Penalties will have to be levied on them for violation of the decision. But the villagers have unanimously supported this decision,” he further claimed.
“Initially, we will counsel them and if we fail to reach our goal, we will impose a penalty,” Tale said and added that the exact amount of penalty is yet to be fixed.