Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad Arts, Science & Commerce College

Anti – Ragging Cell

Introduction

As per the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court, India and UGC Regulation on curbing the menace of ragging in educational institutions, 2009 under Section 26(1)(g) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 published in the Gazette of India Part III, Section-4, dt. 4th July, 2009 (F.1-16/2007(CPP-II) Dated 17th June, 2009) and subsequent Notifications from UGC and University, an Anti-Ragging Committee is established in college.

UGC has notified 3'd Amendment in UGC Regulations on 29thJune,20l6 to expand the definition of ragging by including the following: "-

i. (r) Any act of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of color, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender (including transgender), sexual orientation, appearance, nationality, regional origins, linguistic identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic backgrounds.

Anti - Ragging Issues

Any student or group of students which act such as

• • Indiscipline, Teasing or Handling with Rudeness.
• • Disrupts the Regular Academic Activity of a student.
• • Under Financial Extortion or Forceful Expenditure on a student.
• • Creating Psychological / Mental Harm or creates Fear or Apprehension on a student.
• • Through social media [e – mails, WhatsApp, face book, SMS, etc.] which abuses the student by words or picture.
• • It makes a kind of an injury or infringement of the fundamental right to the human dignity?
• • Physical Abuse causing Assault, Harm or danger to Health.

Functions:

• • To constitute an Anti-Ragging Committee
• • To maintain healthy interpersonal relations among students
• • To provide information about the ragging and related punishments
• • To resolve ragging cases if any in the college campus and take necessary actions

Procedure: - Steps followed for prohibition of ragging in the college:

• 1) Anti-Ragging Committee is constituted according to the guidelines given in UGC Regulation on curbing the menace of ragging in educational institutions, 2009.
• 2) Information regarding total prohibition of ragging in the college premises is displayed by using banners, flex boards and notices. It includes that ragging is totally prohibited in the college and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, whether actively or passively, or being a part of conspiracy to promote ragging, is liable to be punished in accordance with the UGC regulations as well as under the provisions of any penal law for the time being in force. Contact numbers of Anti-Ragging Committee members are displayed using banners, flex boards and notices.
• 3) The same information is also included on the college website.
• 4) Telephone numbers of the Anti-Ragging Helpline and all the important functionaries in the college are included in the banners, flex boards and notices.
• 5) Filled and Signed Affidavits are collected at the time of admission to any class in the college from the students and parents regarding non - involvement in any form of ragging in and outside the college campus.
• 6) Meeting of Anti-ragging committee is to be held at the time of commencement of the academic session and at the end of the academic session.
• 7) Special lectures and guidance are arranged for the students to prohibit ragging in the college
• 8) Induction programmes are arranged for the newly admitted students in the college where all sorts of information are provided regarding anti-ragging.
• 9) Anti-ragging squad is established for raids and frequent surprise visits in the college campus to maintain healthy interpersonal relations among students and to prevent any kind of ragging.
• 10) If any kind of ragging is observed or complaint regarding ragging in any form filled by any student of the college the Anti-Ragging Committee will take action against it in consultation of Principal of the college.
• 11) If necessary, the Principal of the college will provide information to the local police and local authorities regarding ragging cases in the college premises.

College Anti-Ragging Committee

The college Anti – Ragging Committee is a Supervisory and Advisory Committee in preserving a Culture of Ragging Free Environment at College Campus. The Anti-Ragging cell will work under the Supervision of the Principal and engage in the works of checking places like Canteens, Classrooms and other places of student congregation. Anti-Ragging Cell will be involved in designing strategies and action plan for any cases of ragging in the college.

National Anti-Ragging Helpline Number: - 1800-180-5522

Email-helpline@antiragging.in

Website for Anti-Ragging Undertaking by Students and Parents / Guardians: https://antiragging.in

College Email Address: msgcollege@rediffmail.com

At the beginning of every academic year, college constitutes the Anti-Ragging Squad which functions under the anti-ragging cell to keep a vigil and stop the incidences of Ragging, if any. The anti-ragging squad under the guidance of cell will also educate the students at large by adopting various means about the menace of Ragging and related Punishments there to.