Maharashtra to set up high level committee against ragging

A high-level committee comprising of the Governor and Chief Minister plans to tackle ragging cases in the state.

The Maharashtra government is planning to set up a high-level committee comprising the Governor and Chief Minister to tackle ragging cases in the state,taking serious cognisance of the suicide of a law student in Pune recently.

“We have proposed a high level committee comprising the Governor,the Chief Minister,the Deputy Chief Minister and the Ministers related to education field to monitor the issue,” Higher and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Tope said.

The Government is very serious over ragging complaints and wants the cases to be stopped,Tope said,adding the proposal has been referred to Chief Minister Ashok Chavan for approval.

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It was mooted considering one of the recommendations of the Raghavan Committee report to curb ragging,the minister said.

The Government would also introduce a day awareness programme in all the colleges from the coming academic year to inform them about anti-ragging law.

“Students feel helpless and frustrated due to lack of knowledge about anti-ragging law. We want them to know the law and where they should approach for complaint on the first day of their college,” Tope said.

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