No clear guidelines on UGC’s circular on ‘Gender Champions’

No clear guidelines on UGC’s circular on ‘Gender Champions’

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 11:16 PM IST
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Mumbai : Due to lack of proper guide-lines on the selection criteria of Gender Champions, the Univer-sity of Mumbai is yet to imple-ment the Gender Champions, an imitative of University Gra-nts Commission, varsity officials said. Ministry of women and child development and minis-try of human resource develo-pment also joined hands in the Gender Champions initiative. The aim of this drive is to move towards a gender just society that treats women equally. Gender Champions planned to launch in schools, colle-ges and universities across the nation. As per instructions of the UGC it should be launched by Aug-ust 31. Officials of Department of Students Welfare of Mumbai University confirmed that they have received a circular regard-ing Gender Champions from the UGC and said, “We are stu-dying the circular and then it will be implemented across all affiliated colleges. According to UGC circular dated Aug 3, 2015, ‘The mandate of Gender Champions is to promote gender equality, guaranteed by Article 15 of the Indian Constitution.’

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