Is Ragging still an un-belt issue in Indian Educational System?

Is Ragging still an un-belt issue in Indian Educational System?

What is ragging?

1. Any disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or a junior student.

2. Indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student.

 3. Asking the students to do any act or perform something which such student will not do in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student.

History of Ragging:

Gradually in the 20th century ragging related violence started to escalate in the west. Soon became a tool out revenge between the Blacks and Whites.

Ragging came to India during the British Empire and was practiced mainly in the army and English public schools.

Till the early 70’s it remained in its mild form. From 1980 onwards media played a vital role in influencing ragging in India and it gradually became brutal in its form.

Rapid mushrooming of private engineering and medical colleges during the 90’s made ragging more rampant and severe.

In 1997, Tamil Nadu became the first state to bring legislation against ragging.

Why does ragging still exist?

1. Earlier, public opinion against ragging was not as strong as it is now.

2. It was not clearly defined what ragging is.

3. Earlier, the concern was limited to violent form of ragging and other forms were considered tolerable, even desirable. This is not the case now.

How can we exterminate this evil practice?

By exercise of the disciplinary authority of the teachers over the students and of the management of the institutions over the teachers and students. No effort should be made to minimize the number of ‘reported cases’. Reporting is to be encouraged through all available means. Anti-ragging movement should be initiated by the institutions right from the time of advertisement for admissions. The prospectus, the form for admission and/or any other literature issued to the aspirants for admission must clearly mention that ragging is banned in the institution and anyone indulging in ragging is likely to receive deterrent punishment.

What is Zero tolerance policy?

No act of ragging, major or minor, shall go unnoticed.

No ragger, male or female, student or non-student, shall go unpunished.

No institution that fails to take action against ragging shall be allowed to operate

Who will implement this policy?

Everyone concerned, specially: 1.The heads of the educational institutions.2. The State Government, through Divisional Commissioners. 3. The opinion makers.

Ragging has ruined countless innocent lives and careers. In order to eradicate it, Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 887 of 2009, passed the judgment wherein guidelines were issued for setting up of a Central Crisis Hotline and Anti-Ragging database.

There are thirteen provisions of the IPC(Indian Penal Code) which can be used by a fresher who is being ragged to register an FIR (First Information Report) in the police station under whose jurisdiction-area the crime has taken place.

The sections are:

      339. Wrongful restraint
      340. Wrongful confinement
      341. Punishment for wrongful restraint
      342. Punishment for wrongful confinement
      294. Obscene acts and songs
      506. Punishment for criminal intimidation

In cases of extreme ragging that includes violence:

      323. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
      324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
      325. Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
      326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

In case a ragging victim has lost his/her life:

     304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
     306. Abutment of suicide
     307. Attempt to murder

For more Information and Help please go through below given link:

http://www.antiragging.in/                                    

helpline@antiragging.in

National Anti Ragging Help Line (UGC Crisis Hotline) 24x7 Toll Free Number* 1800-180-5522 

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