Punjab govt to effectively check ragging

Chandigarh, June 5 (UNI) In compliance of the directions of the Supreme Court, the Punjab Government has asked the departments of Education, Technical Education and Medical Education to immediately tackle the problem of ragging in educational institutions.

Stating this here today Chief Secretary R I Singh said the Secretaries of these departments have already been asked to ensure prompt implementation of the Court orders.

He also urged the officers concerned to constitute anti-ragging committees and squads and closely monitor the functioning of these committees. The Chief Secretary suggested incorporating the relevant provisions of the court directions regarding ragging in the prospectus to be issued for admission by the educational institutions. Subject relating to ragging could also be included in the educational curriculum, he suggested.

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