India, June 18 -- New Delhi

Lieutenant governor (LG) Taranjit Singh Sandhu directed for a comprehensive audit of all government and private schools in the city to assess their adherence to the provisions and guidelines of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Holding a review with the police commissioner, secretary of women and child development and education director on Tuesday, Sandhu directed the education department to enforce strict compliance and initiate firm action against institutions found lacking in the implementation of these critical measures.

Some of the critical measures, recommended by central agencies to complement the POCSO Act, include holdi...