University Grants Commission (UGC) has adopted rules and regulations for curbing the menace of the problem of ragging in Higher Educational Institutions in 2009. These are in pursuance to the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated 08.05.2009 in Civil Appeal No.887/2009. The UGC had notified the Regulations as “Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational institutions, 2009”. These regulations are mandatory for all higher educational institutions in the country.

UGC has defined ragging in the 3^rd Amendment of the above regulation in 29^th June of 2016 as- “Any act of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of colour, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender (including transgender), sexual orientation, appearance, nationality, regional origins, linguistic identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic background.

Again in compliance of the 2^nd Amendment in UGC Regulation “Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational institutions, 2009”, it is compulsory for each student and his/her parent/Guardian to submit an online undertaking each academic year at either of the two designated web sites, namely, www.antiragging.in and www.amanmovement.org

As part of UGC’s initiative towards reduction of compliance burden of its stakeholders, UGC has revised the procedure for students to file online Anti Ragging Affidavit. The revised procedure is as follows:

Step 1: A student will submit his/her details on the same web sites (www.antiragging.in and www.amanmovement.org) as before; read and confirm that he/she and his/her parents/guardians have read and understood the regulations on curbing the menace of ragging. He/She will confirm & agree that he/she will not engage in ragging in any form.

Step 2: The student will receive an email with his/her registration number and a web link. The student will forward the link to the email of the Nodal officer in his/her university/college. (Please note that the student will not receive pdf affidavits and he/she is not required to print & sign it as used to be the case earlier.

UGC adopted a National Helpline Toll Free Number for Students in distress due to ragging related incidents as-

1800-180- 5522 (24×7 Toll Free) or

Anti-Ragging Helpline Email- helpline@antiragging.in

To prevent the menace of ragging and to bring a ragging free institution the Swami Yogananda Giri College, Saktiashram constitute an Anti-Ragging Committee as under-

ANTI RAGGING CELL

Functions:

Ø  To prohibit any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student,

Ø  To ensure that college campus is free from any kind of Ragging,

Ø  To disseminate information against indulging in any kind of ragging issued by The Honorable Supreme Court of India, The Honorable High Court of Guwahati and the UGC and the University of Gauhati,

Ø  To address any ragging issues immediately and taken action as advised by the committee,

Ø  To bring out an awareness among the students about the consequences of ragging,

Ø  To keep a constant eye and vigilance over ragging so as to prevents its occurrence,

Ø  Anti-Ragging Cell executive meeting will be held at thrice in a year

Name	Designation	Position
Sri Narayan Medhi	Principal	President
Sonamani Barman	Assistant Professor & Head, Assamese	Nodal Officer
Mr. Chandan Das	Assustant Professor of Economics	Co-ordinator
Abdul Awal Khan	Vice-principal & Assistant Professor	Member
Mozammal Hoque	Assistant Professor & Head, English	Member
Dr. Swapna Hazarika	Assistant Professor of Assamese	Member
Dr. Asma Ahmed	Assistant Professor of Arabic	Member