Chief Secretary R Parasuram reviewed measures for effective curb on ragging at a high level meeting here today. The Chief Secretary described suicide by a college girl student as unfortunate and directed to put a blanket ban on physical and mental torture at college-level.
He said that educational institutions’ negligence regarding ragging will not be tolerated. The Chief Secretary directed college principals and faculty members to ensure necessary measures before and after the session. Besides, the Chief Secretary directed divisional commissioners to ensure that meetings of committees headed by collectors should be held where government colleges and private educational institutions should be apprised of directives of the Supreme Court and State Government regarding ragging.
The Chief Secretary said that even a single incident of ragging should be taken seriously and efforts should be undertaken prevent its recurrence. Educational institutions should remain alert in this regard. He directed to ensure compliance with directives for complete curb on ragging and counselling of senior students. Female faculty members must be invariably included in university-level committees headed by Dean Students Welfare.
The Chief Secretary also directed to issue written directives to educational institutions. He asked Additional Chief Secretary Technical Education & Skill Development Ajita Vajpayee Pandey, Principal Secretary Medical Education Ajay Tirkey, Principal Secretary Higher Education JN Kansotiya, Commissioner Higher Education VS Niranjan, Home Secretary DP Gupta and representatives of universities to curb ragging at their levels and to ensure strict action if such an incident comes to forth. It was informed at the meeting that the state-level monitoring cell headed by Governor (Chancellor) and university-level committees headed by Deans are already active. Besides, directives have been given to form anti-ragging squad in every educational institution.