Lok Sabha Question No. 346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Ragging in Educational Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## Ragging in Educational Institutions

346. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Ministry  is  aware  of  any  complaints  received  by  University  Grants Commission (UGC) regarding ragging in higher educational institutions in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of such complaints received during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether UGC has framed any guidelines defining ragging in detail and if so, the steps taken for implementation of these guidelines;
- (d) the action taken by the Government/UGC  against  the  erring persons  or institutions in this connection including severe punishment; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OFHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  The details of complaints of ragging received in University Grants Commission (UGC) during the last three years and the current year, State-wise are  available  at  the  websiteswww.antiragging.in&www.amanmovement.org.  Details  of ragging cases reported are as per Annexure-I .
- (c): UGC  has  brought  out  the  UGC  Regulations  on  curbing  the  menace  of ragging  in  higher  educational  institutions,  2009  which  defines  ragging.  These  UGC Regulations have been  further  amended and are applicable to all Higher Educational Institutions  across  the  country.  They  provide  for  a  number  of  punitive  and  prohibitive measures. Details of punishment given to perpetrators of ragging are as per AnnexureII .

(d) & (e): Further,  to  curb  the  menace  of  ragging,  the  UGC  issues  circulars  every year to all the Vice-Chancellors of all the Universities, the latest being dated 25.07.2017, to implement the Anti-Ragging Regulations and take strict action against those flouting the guidelines. The UGC has also made it mandatory for all Educational Institutions to incorporate in their prospectus the directions of the Government regarding Anti-Ragging. An  Anti-Ragging  toll  free  'helpline'1800-180-5522  has  been  made  operational  by  the UGC  with  Call  Centre  facilities  for  helping  victims  of  ragging,  besides  facilitating effective  coordinated  action  by  all  concerned.  A  mobile  application  has  also  been developed for Anti-Ragging. During the year 2016-17, MHRD released an amount of Rs. 4.79 Crore to the UGC for awareness on Anti-Ragging measures through the media.

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Annexure refered to in reply to part (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 346 for 18.12.2017 regarding Ragging in Educational Institutions.

Annexure-I State-wise and Year-wise details of ragging cases during the last three years and

## the current year

| State               |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   Total |
|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| Andaman &Nicobar    |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Andhra Pradesh      |     21 |     12 |     17 |     28 |      78 |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |       1 |
| Assam               |      8 |      9 |     10 |     33 |      60 |
| Bihar               |     39 |     21 |     24 |     50 |     134 |
| Chandigarh          |      0 |      1 |      0 |      3 |       4 |
| Chhattisgarh        |      7 |      9 |      4 |      8 |      28 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Daman &Diu          |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Delhi               |      7 |      8 |      8 |     12 |      35 |
| Goa                 |      0 |      1 |      1 |      0 |       2 |
| Gujarat             |     14 |     11 |      5 |     16 |      46 |
| Haryana             |      7 |      4 |     11 |     16 |      38 |
| Himachal Pradesh    |      3 |      4 |      4 |      6 |      17 |
| Jammu &Kashmir      |      7 |      4 |      2 |      7 |      20 |
| Jharkhand           |     13 |     19 |     15 |     19 |      66 |
| Karnataka           |     20 |     23 |     24 |     48 |     115 |
| Kerala              |     17 |     29 |     35 |     43 |     124 |
| Lakshadweep         |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |     74 |     48 |     55 |    100 |     277 |
| Maharashtra         |     41 |     17 |     29 |     44 |     131 |
| Manipur             |      1 |      0 |      0 |      4 |       5 |
| Meghalaya           |      0 |      1 |      1 |      1 |       3 |
| Mizoram             |      0 |      1 |      1 |      3 |       5 |
| Nagaland            |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| Odisha              |     32 |     30 |     28 |     46 |     136 |
| Puducherry          |      7 |      3 |      0 |      8 |      18 |
| Punjab              |     11 |      9 |     15 |     12 |      47 |
| Rajasthan           |     28 |     16 |     20 |     40 |     104 |
| Sikkim              |      0 |      0 |      1 |      2 |       3 |
| Tamil Nadu          |     32 |     25 |     33 |     43 |     133 |
| Telangana           |      3 |      5 |     12 |     12 |      32 |
| Tripura             |      4 |      1 |      3 |      9 |      17 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |     80 |     51 |     93 |    138 |     362 |
| Uttarakhand         |     13 |      8 |     14 |     28 |      63 |
| West Bengal         |     54 |     53 |     50 |     92 |     249 |
| GRAND TOTAL         |    543 |    423 |    515 |    872 |    2353 |

Annexure refered to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 346 for 18.12.2017 regarding Ragging in Educational Institutions.

AnnexureII Year-wise details of Punishment given to perpetrators of reported cases of Ragging (From 18-Apr-2012 To 12-Dec-2017)

|   S. No. | S. No.                    |   2012 |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   Grand Total |
|----------|---------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------------|
|      1   | Total Complaints Received |    306 |    640 |    543 |    423 |    515 |    872 |          3299 |
|      2   | Total Number of Punished  |     18 |     24 |    149 |    214 |    162 |    390 |           957 |
|      2.1 | Suspension                |      4 |     12 |     39 |     62 |     58 |    168 |           343 |
|      2.2 | Fine                      |      0 |      0 |      0 |      8 |     10 |      9 |            27 |
|      2.3 | Warning                   |     14 |     12 |    100 |    143 |     91 |    210 |           570 |
|      2.4 | Rustication               |      0 |      0 |     10 |      1 |      3 |      3 |            17 |