Anti Ragging Policy::

OFFICE ORDER

No: PDA/Dean/07-08/1672                                                              30/08/07

All Concerned

Sub: Formation of College level anti-ragging committee and squads.

Ref: Directives of the Supreme Court of India, dated May 16, 2007 in
SLP No (s) 24295 of 2006 University of Kerala Vs Council, Principals’, Colleges, Kerala & Ors (with SLP(C) No.24296-99/2004 & W.P. (Crl) No. 173/2006 and SLP(C) No.14356/2005).

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India admitted and heard the above referred SLPs in relation to the menace of ragging in Technical Institutions/ Universities/ Colleges in the Country.
In this connection, a committee headed by Dr. R.K. Raghavan,former Director of CBI, for giving specific recommendations on effective prevention of ragging in educational institutions was constituted by the apex court.
Accordingly, the Committee had carried out a very detailed study on the various factors contributing for ragging and collected the public opinion. Further, the committee had submitted a detailed report with suitable recommendations and measures required to effectively curb the menace. The recommendations of the Committee were duly accepted and the following directives have been issued to all the educational institutes for necessary implementation by the Hon’ble Court.

I. Factors enlisted by the committee:
1. Primary responsibility for curbing ragging rests with academic institutions themselves.
2. Ragging adversely impacts the standards of higher education.
3. Incentives should be available to institutions for curbing the menace and there should be disincentives for failure to do so.
4. Enrolment in academic pursuits or a campus life should not immunize any adult citizen from penal provisions of the laws of the land.
5. Ragging needs to be perceived as failure to inculcate human values from the schooling stage.
6. Behavioural patterns among students, particularly potential 'raggers', need to be identified.
7. Measures against ragging must deter its recurrence.
8. Concerted action is required at the level of the school, higher educational institution, district
administration, university, State and Central Governments to make any curb effective.
9. Media and the Civil Society should be involved in this exercise.

II. Recommendations approved by the Supreme Court.

1. The punishment to be meted out has to be exemplary and justifiably harsh to act as a deterrent against recurrence of such incidents.

2. Every single incident of ragging where the victim or his parent/guardian or the Head of institution is not satisfied with the institutional arrangement for action, a First Information Report must be filed without exception by the institutional authorities with the local police authorities. Any failure on the part of the institutional authority or negligence or deliberate delay in lodging the FIR with the local police shall be construed to be an act of culpable negligence on the part of the institutional authority. If any victim or his parent/guardian of ragging intends to file FIR directly with the police, that will not absolve the institutional authority from the requirement of filing the FIR.

3. In the prospectus to be issued for admission by educational institutions, it shall be clearly stipulated that in case the applicant for admission is found to have indulged in ragging in the past or if it is noticed later that he has indulged in ragging, admission may be refused or he shall be expelled from the educational institution.

4. It shall be the collective responsibility of the authorities and functionaries of the concerned institution and their role shall also be open to scrutiny for the purpose of finding out whether they have taken effective steps for preventing ragging and in case of their failure, action can be taken; for example, denial of any grant-in aid or assistance from the State Governments.

5. Anti-ragging committees and squads shall be forthwith formed by the institutions and it shall be the job of the committee or the squad, as the case may be, to see that the Committee's recommendations, more particularly those noted above, are observed without exception and if it is noticed that there is any deviation, the same shall be forthwith brought to the notice of this Court.

6. The Committee constituted pursuant to the order of this Court shall continue to monitor the functioning of the anti-ragging committees and the squads to be formed. They shall also monitor the implementation of the
Recommendations to which reference has been made above

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III. Action Taken by the Institute:

i. Formation of Committees & Squads:In compliance with directive of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India the College has formed the anti-ragging committee and anti-ragging squads for overseeing the implementation of the provision of the verdict given by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The names of the members of the anti-ragging committee and squad which also include the representative of students have been put on the College notice Board, in the Hostels, Library and on the College Website.The College level Anti-ragging Squads and Hostel level Anti-ragging Squads shall work in co-ordination with the College level Anti-ragging committee and oversee the implementation of the recommendations.

ii. Undertaking from Students and Parents: Each of the student of the College and his/her parents and, or Guardian are hereby required to submit a combined undertaking at the time of registration, in the prescribed format as attached to this order, which is mandatory for registration.

All concerned officials of the College, students, parents & guardians of the students, members of Anti-ragging committees & Anti-ragging squads are hereby requested to adhere to the stipulations and effectively monitor and comply with the provisions made in the directives.

           Undertaking from the Students as per the provisions of anti-ragging verdict by the Hon’ble Supreme Court

I, Mr. /Ms. ..............................................................,
Roll  No.:.................................., Year: ...........................
........................................., student of People’s Dental Academy,
Bhopal do hereby undertake on this
day……………….…month………………..…year …………………………,
the following with respect to above subject and Office Order No:
Dir-PDA /Dean/07-08/1672, August 30th, 2007.

1) That I have read and understood the directives of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on anti-ragging and the measures proposed to be taken in the above references. (Available at www.peoplesgroup.in/pda-institute.html)
2) That I understand the meaning of Ragging and know that the ragging in any form is a punishable offence and the same is banned by the Court of Law.
3) That I have not been found or charged for my involvement in any kind of ragging in the past. However, I undertake to face disciplinary action/legal proceedings including expulsion from the College if the above statement is found to be untrue or the facts to this effect have been concealed, at any time in future.
4) That I shall not resort to ragging in any form at any place and shall abide by the rules/laws prescribed by the Courts, Govt. of India and the Institute authorities for the purpose from time to time.
5) That I undertake in case if I am found engaged in any kind of ragging, I shall be subject to the proceedings to be initiated by the Institute authorities and shall abide by the decision of such proceedings.

Signature of Student

I hereby fully endorse the undertaking made by my child / ward.

 Signature of Mother / Father and or Guardian
Witness:

Code of conduct and clinical ethics

Code of conduct:

1. No student will drive a two-wheeler inside or outside the campus, without wearing helmet.
2. No tour/ picnic, outings or party will be organized, in contravention of provisions for such purpose mentioned in this Code Book and without prior written approval of the Dean or his authorized functionary.
3. Ragging of students or even an attempt in any form is totally banned and will be sternly dealt with as further detailed under the chapter “Discipline”.
4. The Parents/ guardians will ensure that their wards comply with rules, regulations and code of conduct mentioned in this code book and will keep themselves, informed of their activities. Academic progress and overall conduct.
5. The Institute may intimate parents or guardians on their known addresses or through telephone about the conduct attendance and academic performance, of their ward.
6. The Institution reserves it’s right to have the student suspended, rusticated and the hostel vacated from him or her and intimating the police authorities, depending on gravity of misconduct.
7. As per the guidelines of State Government scholarship can be withheld of the student involved in ragging .
8. Parents / Guardians, when necessitated, will address all correspondence / communications to the Dean PDA only.
9. Parents / guardians, desirous of calling on the student or on the college authorities may do so with prior intimation / appointment and after making appropriate entries in the Register kept for
10. the purpose. They may also stay and avail canteen facilities as per the provisions contained in this Code Book.
11. NOTICE displayed on Institution’s NOTICE BOARD will be deemed to have been brought it to notice of the student (s). They, therefore, must keep watching the NOTICE BOARD.
12. The Rules and Regulations detailed herein are to be read in conjunction with those of the affiliating body – Barkatullah University Bhopal and provision of applicable law(s) and rules laid by Dental Council of India.

Dress Code for students:

1. The students must dress themselves properly, and appear decent and present themselves in the class-room, clinical areas, library, auditorium/mess/parks/cafeteria and the Institute premises in befitting manner.
2. The students must remove shoes / sandals / chappals etc., wherever notified to do so.

Clinical Ethics:
a.    The patients coming to the Hospital will be offering themselves for the treatment thereby giving an opportunity to the students / young doctors to learn. A sincere, humane and empathetic approach is must. Any type of misbehavior from students, towards their patients in OPD/Indoor be construed as major act of indiscipline / misconduct and may attract punishment.
b.    The students should learn local language and usages for better communication with the patients. If the student is not well-versed with the local language, he/she must seek assistance of a nurse or colleague. Problems created due to improper communication may result in complaints and litigation (with avoidable consequences). Hence proper communication is essential.
c.    The students must treat or examine patients under the supervision or instruction of the teaching staff. No student is permitted to examine a patient without the prior permission of the faculty.
d.     The students are required to carry with them the instruments required for that particular specialty (as instructed by the HODs) and also gloves, masks, head- caps etc.    
e.    Students should maintain the hospital equipments in good condition and they will be held responsible for damage, destruction or loss. Recovery will be made for any damage / loss.
f.    The students shall complete all pre-clinical preparations before presenting themselves to the clinics. The faculty in-charge may send out a student if he/she feels that the student is not well prepared.
g. Indecent behaviour like laughing, teasing, switching on loud music etc. in the clinical premises is strictly prohibited.
h.    Relationship with the patients is strictly professional and no student is allowed to meet the patients or their relatives or their representatives for any reason outside the hospital premises.
i. Wearing apron in the hospital / clinics / laboratory is compulsory.
j. Students must wear aprons, masks, caps etc. and carry required instruments as expected of them.