Mobile Phones Banned For Childrens In Karnataka
September 16, 2007 – 6:37 am
Recently, the Karnataka government announced the ban of sale of mobile phones to children under 16 and usage due to health reasons. With this ban Karnataka became the first state in India to put such a restriction in place. Typically most of the schools already do not allow students to use mobile phones in campus and this ban just legalize that. But one may note that research in mobile usage hazards is very basic in nature till now and inconclusive. It is known that mobile phones use electromagnative waves, which may have some side effects when used excessively. Most of the research shows mobile phone usage may have some effect if used excessively over a long period of time and should not have any issue if used on a need basis rather than a compulsive obsession. I will agree with the government if they would like to do this with kids may be below the age of 10 or upto 12. But not 16, as at the age most of the children will be in class 9 or 10 which I think is resonable age to be allowed to use mobile phone on a limited basis.
Parents and students have their own aruments to let the children use mobile phones however I am not going go into that. I think more research and surveys should be done to collect credible data. Lastly, the mobile phone service providers and manufacturers will not be very pleased with this and it will be interesting to see how they react.
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