In reaction to the recent outcry over the Badlapur sexual assault case, Maharashtra's School Education Minister, Deepak Kesarkar, stated on Tuesday that 'Vishakha Committees' will be formed in schools across the state. On August 17, the police arrested an attendant of a Badlapur school for allegedly sexually abusing two kindergarten students aged three and four. 

According to a PTI report, Kesarkar added that schools will suffer severe consequences if CCTV cameras on their campuses are proven to be inoperable.