Anti-Ragging Monitoring Cell

PREAMBLE

The Anti-Ragging Cell at DMIHER is committed to creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive campus environment by strictly enforcing anti-ragging policies in line with the directives of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, UGC, and other regulatory bodies. The cell ensures that preventive and corrective measures are in place to eliminate ragging in all its forms. It fosters a culture of mutual respect and discipline, safeguarding students from any form of harassment while promoting their holistic physical and psychological well-being.

“RAGGING”  includes the following

Any conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of harassing, teasing, treating or handling with rudeness to any other student, 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 or asking the students to do any act or perform something which such student will not 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. The conduct includes but is not restricted to any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher; exploiting the services of a fresher, or any other students for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students; any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students; any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person; any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, "vicarious or sadistic thrill derived from activity or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other students; any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student or any act  of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of color, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender (including transgender), sexual orientation, appearance, nationality, regional origins, linguistic identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic background."

ANTI-RAGGING MEASURES TO CURB THE MENACE OF RAGGING

1. Sensitization of the faculty members: In view of increasing the level of awareness of the members of faculty including the heads of department, the Anti-ragging Committee and Anti-ragging Squad has been reconvened under the Dean of the Institution under DMIHER (DU) in the month of August every year. The Dean, in his address to the honorable members, highlights the salient features of the recommendations and binding regulations of the Medical Council of India and stresses upon the need to take all necessary precautions and preventive measures so that no untoward incidence directly or indirectly amounting to ragging occurs in the campus. He further sensitizes the faculty members and the heads of departments to be vigilant in this direction.
2. Sensitization of the Senior Students:  In order to sensitize the senior students they are addressed by the Dean of the Institute under DMIHER (DU) in a phase-wise manner and to bring to their notice the relevant statutory provisions and anti-disciplinary measures which can be taken against those who are found to perpetrate, abate, assist or get involved in any sort of physical or mental harassment which also now comes under the purview of the definition of ragging.
3. Undertaking from Students: As per binding regulations referred above, an undertaking about non-indulgence in ragging, and he/she is aware of the law regarding the prohibition of ragging as well as punishments, and to the effect that he /she has not been expelled and/or debarred from admission by any institution and that he/she, if found guilty of the offence of ragging and/or abetting ragging, is liable to be punished appropriately. Obtained from every student which is duly countersigned by their parents. The institute has taken measures in this direction and the procedure of obtaining such an undertaking will be completed by 31st October of every year.
4. Undertaking from the parents/guardians: It is obtained at the time of admission.
5. Certificate of good character from the head of the earlier institution will be obtained at the time of counseling from the fresher’s of the course.
6.  A database is created out of the affidavits affirmed by each student and his/her parents/guardians stored electronically and contains the details of each student. The database also functions as a record of ragging complaints received.
7. Clinical induction programme: The clinical induction programme for the senior batch is organized as per the directives by the Medical Council of India every year in the month of July. The para-clinical departments of the institute take the responsibility of organization rotation wise, convener anti-ragging and Dean of the Institute address to the senior students about the strict laws of ragging framed by the Medical Council of India and to make DMIHER a “Ragging free campus with zero tolerance."
8. Psychological counseling of the senior and junior students by the Students Guidance Cell of DMIHER (DU): It is a mandatory activity of the student guidance cell every year.
9. Submission of Online affidavit by all the students of all the constituent colleges: It is mandatory for every student during admission.  

Fresher’s welcome programme: As per the recommendations of the Raghvan Committee and the Medical Council of India, the fresher’s day programme is organized by the pre-clinical departments of the constituent colleges every year in the month of August by the Mentor cell & immediate senior batch. All faculty members of pre-clinical departments attend the said programme, it is  addressed by the Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra, Hon'ble Pro-Chancellor of the university, every year to help in better rapport building between seniors and fresher’s which helps to prevent a possible event of a clash between the two groups.

The fresher’s day Programme is followed by the fresher’s night in which the hidden talents of the freshers are brought to the fore by way of presentation of short plays on relevant topics like Anti-ragging laws, AIDS Awareness, Anti-Corruption, Save Electricity, Save Water, Career Under Pressure, Anti-Tobacco, Cleanliness mission, etc. A variety of entertainment programmes are organized to display their talent in the field. The programme is funded by the University.

10. Anti-Ragging Survey: As per  the guidelines of the Medical Council of India, the University Grants Commission and the Dental Council of India, the online anti-ragging survey is filled  by every student after a couple of months of admission.

Punishable Ingredients of Ragging

• Abetment to ragging;
• Criminal conspiracy to rag;
• Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging;
• Public nuisance created during ragging;
• Violation of decency and morals through ragging;
• Injury to the body, causing hurt or grievous hurt;
• Wrongful restraint;
• Wrongful confinement;
• Use of criminal force;
• Assault as well as sexual offences or even unnatural offences;
• Extortion;
• Criminal trespass;
• Offences against the property;    
• Criminal intimidation;
• Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s);
• Physical or psychological humiliation.
  

A STUDENT INDULGING IN RAGGING WILL BE PUNISHED

Action to be taken in reported cases of Ragging
On receipt of the recommendation of the Anti-Ragging Squad or receipt of any information concerning any reported incident of ragging, the Head of Institution shall immediately determine if a case under the penal laws is made out and if so, either on his own or through a member of the Anti-Ragging committee authorized by him on this behalf,  proceed to file a First Information Report (FIR),  within twenty four hours of receipt of such information or recommendation, with the police and local authorities, under the appropriate penal provisions relating to one or more of the following, namely

• Institutions have been asked to file the FIR with the local police against those who rag/abet ragging
• Expelled from the institution
• Banned from the hostel
• His/her scholarship can be withdrawn
• Debarred from examinations
• Denied admission to any institution in the country    
• Prosecuted for criminal action

Punishment of Ragging

"Ragging is a criminal offense, and strict punitive action will be taken against offenders as per the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009 and applicable laws."
ARE YOU BEING RAGGED?

• Immediately Call UGC Anti-Ragging Helpline
• 1800-180-5522 (24X7 Toll Free) or send e-mail to helpline@antiragging.in
• UGC Website www.ugc.in or www.antiragging.in  to see UGC Anti-Ragging Regulations. Or Contact any Anti- Ragging Committee or Squad Member the mobile nos are displayed in the hostels.
• SAY  NO  TO  RAGGING
• RAGGING IS A PUNISHABLE OFFENCE
• DON’T INDULGE IN RAGGING
• DON’T BE A MUTE SPECTATOR TO RAGGING
• REPORT INCIDENTS IMMEDIATELY

NOTE: No FIRs have been lodged and there are no incidences of ragging reported in the hostel & college premises, we have a “Ragging free campus with zero tolerance". Apart from the measures described above, the students are being constantly sensitized throughout the year. The Hostel Advisory Committee and the Rectors are also involved in this process of making campus ragging free.

COMPOSITION OF ANTI- RAGGING COMMITTEE

SN	NAME	Mobile	E-Mail address
1	Dr. Sweta Kale Pisulkar, Registrar, Chairman Anti Ragging Monitoring Cell DMIher(DU)	9822342770	registrar@dmiher.edu.in
2	Dr. Surekha Dubey (Godbole), Convener, Anti Ragging Monitoring Cell DMIHER (DU)	9960084785	surekha.prostho@dmiher.edu.in
4	Dr. Abhay Gaidhane, Dean JNMC	9765404075	deanjnmc_wardha@dmiher.edu.in
5	Dr. Ujjwal Gajbe, Dean DMMC, Nagpur	9326871611	deandmmc@dmiher.edu.in
6	Dr. Alka Rawekar, Dean Academics JNMC	9823916173	deanacademics.jnmc@gmail.com
7	Dr. Manoj Chandak, Dean SPDC	9822693276
8	Dr. Bharat Rathi, Principal MGACRC	9011058301	bharat.rathi@dmiher.edu.in
7	Dr. Chhitij Raj, Director, CDOE	9764062444	director.cdoe@dmiher.edu.in
8	Dr. Anil Pethe, Principal DMCP	8879212188	anil.pethe@dmimsu.edu.in
9	Dr. Irshad Qureshi, Principal RNPC	8855832206	principalrnpc@dmims.edu.in
10	Dr. Sourya Acharya, Prof & Head Medicine, Convener Student Vigilance & Discipline JNMC	9371454269	souryaacharya74@gmail.com
11	Dr. Vaishali Taksande, Principal SRMMCON	9970423710	vtaksande@gmail.com
12	Dr. Chandrashekhar Mahakalkar, CMS AVBRH	9822369277	cmsavbrh@gmail.com
13	Dr. Sunil Thitame, Dean Allied Health Sciences DMIHER DU.	7588077517	dean.ahsdmimsdu@gmail.com
14	Mrs. Neha Deshmukh, A.O (Hostel)	8767121408	aohostels@gmail.com
15	Ms. Sadhanatai Saraf, NGO Representative	9422844244	sadhanasaraf07@gmail.com
16	Mr. Pravin Dhopte, Media Representative, Wardha	9922441063	pravindhopte11@gmail.com
17	Mr. Vijay Chandurkar, Warden Vivekananda Hostel	9890534328
18	Police Station Officer, Police Station, Sawangi Meghe	07152287870

Contact Details

Dr. Surekha Dubey(Godbole)
Professor, Dept. of Prosthodontics, SPDC
Convener, Anti Ragging Cell, DMIHER(DU)