ARC -Anti-Ragging Committee

 

S. No

NAME

DEPARTMENT

DESIGNATION

POSITION

1

  Dr. U. Mohan Kumar

Pharmaceutics

Principal

Chair Person

2

  Mr. Y. Balakrishna

Pharmacology

Assistant Professor

Member Secretary

3

  Mr. S. Sreedhar

Pharmacology

Associate Professor

Member

4

  Mr. N. V. Murali Krishna

Pharmaceutical Analysis

Associate Professor

Member

5

  Smt. P. Jyothi

Pharmaceutical Analysis

Assistant Professor

Member

6.

  Ms. S.L.N Aparna

Pharmaceutical Analysis

Assistant Professor

Member

7.

  Mr. A. Anand

B. Pharmacy

Student

Member

8.

  Ms. P. K. Janani Sree

Pharm D

Student

Member

 

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • To be vigilant all time around the campus and other places vulnerable to incidents of ragging and shall be empowered to inspect such places.
  • To make surprise raids on hostels, and other places vulnerable to incidents and having the potential for ragging.
  • To provide students the information pertaining to contact address and telephone numbers of the person(s) identified to receive complaints/distress calls
  • To conduct an on-the-spot enquiry into any incident of ragging referred to it by the faculty or student or parent or guardian, as the case may be: and the enquiry report along with recommendations shall be submitted to the Head of the Institution for action.
  • To make sure the display of posters in the college and department notice boards and other prominent places.
  • To counsel and create awareness to the students.

 

ANTI- RAGGING ACT

PUNISHMENT(S) IN THE EVENT OF RAGGING

The following punishments be awarded as per the AP Anti-Ragging Act, 1997 under sections 4(i) to 4(v): 

NATURE OF RAGGING

PUNISHMENT

4(i) Teasing, embarrassing and humiliating

Imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to Rs. 1000/- or both

4(ii) Assaulting or using criminal force or criminal intimidation

Imprisonment up to 1 year or fine up to Rs. 2000/- or both

4(iii) Wrongfully restraining or confining or causing hurt

Imprisonment up to 2 years or fine up to Rs. 5000/- or both

4(iv) Causing grievous hurt, kidnapping or abducting or rape or committing unnatural offence

Imprisonment up to 5 years or fine up to Rs. 10000/- or both

4(v) Causing death or abetting suicide

Imprisonment up to 10 years or fine up to Rs. 50000/- or both


ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN THE EVENT OF RAGGING:

The Institution shall punish a student found guilty of ragging after following the procedure and in the manner prescribed herein under: 

1. The Anti-Ragging Committee of the Institution shall take an appropriate decision, in regard to punishment or otherwise, depending on the facts 35 of each incident of ragging and nature and gravity of the incident of ragging established in the recommendations of the Anti-Ragging Squad.

2. The Anti-Ragging Committee, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established by the Anti-Ragging Squad, award to those found guilty, one or more of the following punishments, namely;

a) Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges, withholding/withdrawing scholarship, fellowship and other benefits.

b) Debarring from appearing in any test, examination or other evaluation process, with holding results.

c) Debarring from representing the institution in any regional or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.

d) Suspension/expulsion from the hostel, cancellation of admission.

e) Rustication from the Institution for a period ranging from one to four semesters.

f) Expulsion from the Institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other     institution for a specified period. Provided that where the persons committing or abetting the act of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment