1. Constitution of the Women Development Cell (WDC)

The WDC is committed to promote gender equality and empower women both within and beyond the university community. The aim of  WDC is to  create a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for women  employees (including teaching, non-teaching, contractual workers) and students,  to thrive in, and maintain a dignified congenial working environment  where they can work, study and explore their potential to the fullest extent. It is actively working towards achieving this goal through a range of initiatives and activities.

2. Power, Roles and Functions of WDC

• To provide for dialogue, discussion, and deliberation on women’s rights and gender- related issues.

• To create awareness about health and hygiene among girl students.

• To create social awareness about the problems of women in general and gender discrimination in particular by means of programs like lectures, workshops and seminars.

• To develop skills among the girl students by means of workshops and training programs for their overall personality development as well as for the encouragement of self-reliance among them.

• To create legal awareness among women by informing about Women Welfare Laws.

• To hold annual programs, seminars, workshops and meetings regarding Women’s Development and resolution of any kind of Harassment.

• To act as the Appellate Authority in respect of the decisions taken by the WDC in constituent institutions.

  
  

3. Composition of WDC:

The Women’s Development Committee (WDC) shall consist of eight members, who shall be appointed by the Chancellor of the University as under, namely:

• Coordinator of the Women Development Cell

• One Head of the Department

• Two members from the teaching staff of the college or the recognized institution (of whom one shall be a woman)

• Two women member from the non-teaching staff of the college or the recognized institution

• Two students from the University (of whom one shall be a Lady Representative) Where there is no woman, a male employee may be appointed