1.Title of the practice:
Women Empowerment & Support
Objectives of the Practice
To encourage and motivate the girls for entering into higher & technical education at JJTU, with a clear focus to understand the bright prospects for their future.
To support the girls financially for education so that their families overcome their objections & resistance for sending them for higher studies.
The Context
It is noticed that the neighboring states, towns and villages has good population of youngsters within age of 25 years i.e. learning period of life. The University focused to find the aspiring girls students coming from rural areas around, who possess high potential in various areas. The constraints faced by the girl students, especially within their own families, curtailing their academic future, on account of finances and other social causes. Child labour/ Child marriages are few to mention. Thus the university arrived at a conclusive decision that the primary and foremost requirement is to offer monetary help to girls to attract them to come to University overcoming resistances from their kiths & kins.
The Practice
The relevant guidelines for each of the scheme/policy/facility has been planned, prepared and duly approved by the competent authority of University. The female members of University are been notified from time to time to have knowledge & follow guidelines to take advantage of the scheme. The proper procedure is followed by University committees to extend the benefits to the eligible member. The committee remains vigilant about proper use of the facility by the candidates.
Physical Activities: To make girl students grow confident, strong & self-defensive, activities are organized by university like NCC, NSS, AGNIVEER, the Gymnasium & sports.
Girls’ common room available at campus, which is maintained clean by separate cleaning team.
Sanitary pads vending machines are available at rest rooms.
Gender Equity : The girls are been given equal opportunities to participate in sports, yoga, cocurricular, cultural activities at Intra & Inter institutional level
Maternity leave: The female faculty members and staff are being given maternity leave as per prevailing norms.
A Day Care Centre for infants is also provided, so that the lactating mothers can have ease of working at university.
Anti-ragging cell: The University has an active ant-ragging cell as per norms, vigilant to control undesirable harassment to students including females on campus.
Psychologist visits campus for counselling weekly & on request more frequent if needed.
Safe commuting & transportation: Buses are arranged for staff & students, to commute
from Jhunjhunu and nearby area.
Facilities needed for Differently abled are being made available like special rest rooms,
wheel chair, ramp with railing & Lifts etc.
Incentive: The girl child born in our hospital at Jhunjhunu, INR 5000/- was paid to family when our hospital was running.
Interest free loans are provided to female staff members for their miscellaneous needs.
We encourage women to participate in every sport at National & International level.
The use of technological facilities is with equal equity.
Legal facility is provided to female students and teachers. A women center that provides
counseling legal aid and support services for women student and staff.
The institute organizes regularly training programs, seminars, workshops etc, on gender equity and sensitization. We teach our female students and make aware about the various programs initiated by Ministry of
woman and child development.
EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS
The schemes of financial support by way of discount in fees and interest free loans were well used by the girl students & female faculty and staff members. The percentage of admissions increased proving the lowering in family objections & hurdles in sending girls to study, participate in sports, and other activities.
The total fellowship scheme for 1614 girl students of UG & PG has granted a total of INR 2, 77, 18,029.00 over the past five years.
The total of the fellowship under the scheme for 1180 Ph.D. scholars, 413 (Male) and 767
(Female) amounts to INR 2,30,45,500/- during last five years.