PROHIBITION OF RAGGING
AS PER THE HIMACHAL PRADESH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (PROHIBITION OF RAGGING) ANTI RAGGING ACT 2009, RAGGING IS COMPLETELY PROHIBITED.
- No person shall practice ragging in any form, within or outside the premises of an educational institution.
- Any person who contrivances the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both.
- Every offence under this act shall be cognizable, non-bailable and compoundable with the permission of the court.
- Any student convicted of an offence under this act shall be expelled from the educational institution.
Student expelled under sub-section (1) or expelled otherwise on account of ragging shall not be admitted in any other institution for a period of three years from the date of order of such expulsion.
Advisory For Fresher’s
All freshers will be advised at the time of registration and during orientation programs under the direction of the concerned head of institution.
The advisory will include the following points
- Freshers should not hesitate or feel shy of reporting any incident of ragging either as a victim or as witness.
- Freshers should move in groups (particularly in the hostel). They should be advised that they may resist individually or collectively any attempt by seniors toward bulling or ragging and immediately report to any of the authority who’s contact detail are made available to them.
- The important contact no should be entered & saved in their mobile phones.
- There is special counseling committee of senior teachers to guide them or to council then on monthly basis or whenever needed by the students.