Balasore sexual harassment case: UGC units up panel to probe woman’s self-immolation | India Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: The College Grants Fee (UGC) has constituted a four-member fact-finding committee to look into the self-immolation of a 20-year-old BEd scholar on campus of a government-run school in Odisha’s Balasore. UGC secretary Sudeep Singh Jain mentioned that the committee will look at “the circumstances surrounding the incident, assess compliance with regulatory provisions, and recommend measures to stop such tragedies sooner or later”. It can additionally look into institutional insurance policies, grievance redressal mechanisms, anti-harassment measures, and scholar help techniques on the school.The panel is headed by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha College professor and UGC member Raj Kumar Mittal. Its different members are former UGC member Sushma Yadav, former Gujarat College vice-chancellor Neerja Gupta, and UGC joint secretary Ashima Mangla. “The group will conduct an on-site evaluation to confirm the precise implementation of measures for security and well-being of girls college students, past documented compliance,” Jain added. It can additionally work together with college students, school members, directors and help employees to evaluate the institutional tradition and challenges confronted by college students.