Byju’s buying phone numbers of children,their parents & threatening them: NCPCR
Live MintThe National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chief on Tuesday said it came to know that Byju's is allegedly buying phone numbers of children and their parents, and threatening them that their future will be ruined if they don't buy their courses. The NCPCR chief said to the news agency ANI,"We came to know how Byju's buying phone numbers of children & their parents, rigorously following them & threatening them that their future will be ruined. The Commission took action based on a news report that the sales team of BYJU'S was indulging in malpractices to lure parents to buy their courses for their children. "The Commission is in observance that indulging into malpractices to lure the parents/children into entering loan-based agreements and then causing exploitation is against the welfare of children and in pursuance of the functions and powers under Section 13 and 14 of CPCR Act, 2005, the Commission requires you to appear in person before it along with the details of all the courses run by BYJU'S for children, the structure of these courses and the fee details, the number of students currently enrolled in each course, the refund policy of BYJU'S, the legal documents regarding the recognition of BYJU'S as a valid ed-tech company and all other relevant documents regarding the claims made in the news report at 1400 hours on 23.12.2022 to explain the discrepancies in relation to the said matter," it said.
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