With the admission process for ensuing academic session is beginning by the end of current month, the Principals of all the Government Colleges have been issued clear directions to frame anti-ragging cells for strict implementation of Supreme Court’s directions and new law enacted by the State Government to prohibit ragging in any form in their respective institutions.
Official sources told News Agency that though the Supreme Court has already formulated guidelines to be introduced by the Universities in their affiliated colleges to check the ragging menace yet State Government early this year enacted first ever anti-ragging law of its own and decided to get the same implemented in letter and spirit in all the educational institutions.
"Now, with the admission process for next academic session is all set to start, it has been decided to take required steps well in advance so that no new student in the educational institutions particularly in Colleges suffer due to ragging menace", they said.
On the directions of Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education Department, Tanveer Jehan and Director Colleges, Dr Sham Lal, Nodal Officer of the Government Colleges in Jammu Province, Dr M S Baloria recently issued directions to the Principal of all the Colleges to set-up anti-ragging cells in their respective educational institutions well before the commencement of academic session for effective implementation of the new law of the State.
Moreover, the University of Jammu has also issued notification for strict adherence to the guidelines formulated by the Supreme Court.
When contacted, Director Colleges, Dr Sham Lal said that these cells will be comprised of senior faculty members and even one officer from the civil administration so that this menace, which has gripped several states of the country, don’t raise its ugly head in Jammu and Kashmir".
"They have also been directed to prominently display the anti-ragging slogans and guidelines of the Supreme Court as well as the pr
ovisions of the State’s law within their respective Colleges so that students are educated about the action they would face for indulging in any sort of ragging", he further said.
To a question, he said that even admission broachers would carry punishments warranted under the Supreme Court guidelines as well as State’s own law for indulgence in ragging.
When asked about the admission process, the Director Colleges said, "we are planning to start the same by the end of this month".
Nodal Officer of the Jammu Province Colleges, Dr Baloria said that Principals have also been asked to ensure special night checking in the hostels after regular intervals and even start the concept of welcome parties for the new entrants so that a congenial atmosphere is ensured for them.
As per the provisions of State’s anti-ragging law, whosoever, directly or indirectly, commits or participates in or abets or propagates ragging within or outside any educational institution, will on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to two years or fine or both.
If the particular person committing or abetting ragging is not identified, every person participating in, or present at such ragging activity, would be liable to punishment. The law makes it obligatory on the part of head of the educational institution to inquire into complaint of ragging within seven days and immediately forward complaint to Police Station.
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