“Empowerment of women leads to development of a good family, good society and ultimately, a good nation- A.P.J.ABDUL KALAAM”

Women cell at RGUKT aims at empowering and orienting women to recognize their true potential and to help them attain their own stand in a competing world. Its goal is the overall development in all spheres of their life.The main aim of the Women cell in RGUKT is to look into any complaint filed by students and staff about women grievances at the university level. The functions of the cell are purely to safeguard the rights of female students, faculty and staff members and also to provide a platform for listening the complaints. The cell also tries to incorporate hygiene habits and ensure healthy atmosphere in and around the campus.

Objectives

• To mould potential women force in the campus to achieve thriving mile stones of success.
• Empowering women to attain emotional, physical and mental freedom to withstand the changing phase of their life.
• To enhance the self-esteem and self-confidence of women students, faculty and staff in the college.
• To develop critical thinking ability of women students such that it enhances decision-making   ability. To women cell has been formed to resolve issues pertaining to grievances filed by students or staff.
• To provide a platform for listening to complaints.
• To incorporate hygiene habits and ensure a health atmosphere in and around the university campus
• To ensure personality along with academic development of students
• To promote a culture of respect and equality for female gender.
• To inculcate entrepreneurial attitude among young girls, scientists at the earliest so that they can be “job givers” rather than “job takers”.

Committee members

Functions

The Women Protection Cell functions for the protection of the rights and any sorts of violence against them. As such, during the orientation programme the students are given information regarding the function of women cell. The women teacher-trainees as well as the staff members are advised to put their problems in writing in the suggestion/complaint boxes fixed in different places of the institution or to discuss directly with the members of the women cell. In case any such problem is reported the members of the cell try to solve the problem through their personal interaction with the complainants and if the matter seems to be out of control, it is to be reported to the Dean of the institution. In case of any such problem the staff as well as the students are expected to report the matter directly to the person in charge of the cell or to put their problems in writing in the Suggestion/ complaints box fixed in different places of the institution.

Powers

The Women Protection Cell is empowered to punish the guilty persons in due consultation with the Dean of the institution. The nature of the punishment is as follows;

• Information to the parents.
• Verbal warning.
• Written warning.
• Financial punishment
• Information to police for legal inquiry and action (if situation arises so)
• Expelling from college as per rule of university