UGC has announced that a District level Anti – Ragging Committee shall be constituted. The composition of the committee will be as under:
- District Collector / Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate – Head of Committee.
- Head of the concerned University/College/Institutions – Member.
- Superintendent of Police / SSP of the District – Member.
- The Additional District Magistrate – Member Secretary.
- Representative of the Local Media
- Representative from District level Non-Government Organizations (Actively associated in youth development programs).
- Representatives from student organizations,
- Local Police, Local administration as well the Institutional Authorities to ensure vigil on incidents that may come within the definition of ragging.
This District level Committee should hold preparatory meetings during the summer vacation meetings to take stock of the state of preparedness of each institution and their compliance with the policies and directions or guidelines of the appropriate bodies, the university/State/ Central authorities; and this Court’s guidelines in regard to curbing the menace of ragging.
