BEST PRACTICE-I

The Context

The teachers, staff, and students of the college have realized that the campus of the college should be green and eco-friendly .They have started to work upon it and a “GREEN TEAM” has been constituted for this . Green campus refers to an environment which improves energy efficiency, conserving natural resources, keeping the environment pollution free and enhancing the environmental quality. Green campus also demonstrates its commitment to ecological sustainability through its various programmes and projects.

The Practice

The active members of this committee are the volunteers of the NSS unit. In addition other students also take part in this act. On a particulars day e.g. Environment Protection Day, Independence Day,(15th August),Republic Day(26th January) etc. Plantation programme are usually organized. Teachers and staff also take part in this act with great interest. On the last 26th January plantation of trees in good number has been performed in the college campus .These include ornamental, flowering and medicinal plants.

Workshops, seminars and, special lectures are organized to make aware the students, staff and teachers of the need of environmental conservation. No use of polytene and plastic materials is being implemented by replacing the plastic cups, plates, bags etc. with the paper and clothing products.

Uniqueness

The students are asked to bring some seedlings or seeds at least one from their home or nearby place and try to sow/plant them in the college campus. Notices in this regard has been displayed on the campus walls.

Constraints

The challenging issue is to maintain the planted trees and to avoid plastic materials 100%. Plants are saved from grazing of domestic animals by closing the college gates but the major constraints are watering and looking after the plants. There are no permanent gardener appointed in the college. However the 4th class employees are instructed to do it in part time and leisure periods.

To overcome the problem of watering many drought resistant plant species (xerophytes) e.g., Opuntia, cactus etc. have been planted.

Evidence of Success

Through the various regular programmes a good numbers of plants has been planted in the college campus. A large number of dustbins have been kept outside the college building and the classes and students are advised to keep their class rooms neat and clean. They are following the instructions, so that the campus is dust and dirt-free.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required

Sometimes students do not follow the advice due to which there exist, some unclean situations in some places but these are duly monitored and rectified.

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BEST PRACTICE-II

Goal

To provide informations to the inhabitants about the various Government Schemes for them.

To gather in formations regarding development of BPL population from the government offices.

To depute volunteers to distribute leaflets describing the process to have the benefits among the people of malin basti.

To organize camps of the students (volunteers of NSS unit) to read out the writing materials for those who cannot read.

To promote the literacy programme among the slum dwellers

To depute volunteers to survey the beneficiaries of Governments’ Programmes and to check out whether they are real or false.

To empower the weaker section of the society to put their grievances before the competent officers along with the students.

To link the weaker section of the society with the main stream of the development of the nation because they are the majority of the country but has been deprived from their right and facilities.

To create a mental climate against the rigidity of caste hierarchy of Indian society through which the similarity and integrity can be brought.

To edncate the females of this deprived section, girls volunteers are deputed to acknowledge the importance of education, cleanliness, hygiene, schooling, child-rearing etc. with a view to lead a dignified life.

The context

No society can thrive if it excludes the major population of the country consisting of BPL category, uneducated and backward classes. Since its inception in _____ the college has been rendering valuable service for the improvement of the lives of poor, economically backward, deprived sections and EBC, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled castes .The pressures of social attitudes cause acute depression and lead to unhappiness among these sections. The economic status of the inhabitants of the slum area is in a pathetic condition which limits their growth and development. Their children cannot afford school or higher education and economic helps provided by the government offices .They are not aware of the facilities and economic helps provided by the Government Offices. They are quite careless about their health and education (even basic education).Without education it is very difficult to avail the facilities provided by the government.

The condition of women of this category is more pathetic and there is need of special care for the enhancement of this category.

The Practice

The college is providing information regarding the governments’ upliftment schemes and facilities for the inhabitants of slum area by the help of volunteers of the NSS unit.

They are made known about several kinds of economic helps provided by the government offices e.g. old men pension, widow pensions, Janni Suraksha scheme etc.

They are made aware of the importance of education and night classes for young and olds are arranged by the educated persons amongst them. They are convinced that all types of facilities and power can be obtained by the help of education.

The problems and grievances of these deprived classes have been put before the competent officers of the Block etc. and compelled to solve them.

They have been convinced to send their children specially girls to schools and avoid making them child labours.

These people are being made conscious about their health, hygiene and cleanliness .They are advised to construct latrines and bathrooms and avoid shitting in open, and made them aware of the dangers of parasitic infections e.g. Round worm ,Hook worms etc.

They are also taught not to take open and infected foods of market which is the causes of many parasitic diseases.

They are advised to use LPG in place of conventional cooking. Now-a-days LPG connection is being provided to poors at concessional rate.

They are also encouraged for plantation and taught about the dangerous effect of deforestation. These people are also advised to save the environment in varied ways.

AIDS, Cancers, Parasitic diseases etc. and preventive measures to get rid of all these are usually discussed among them.

Evidence of Success

Consciousness about education is being observed among these inhabitants and their children are going schools. They have started to keep them neat and clean and their standard of living has uplifted. They are constructing latrines and giving up shitting in open. They have started to go to Blocks to avail, financial helps, aids and other facilities. Self confidence can clearly be observed on their faces.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required

The main problem in upliftment of the condition of this society is poverty and unemployment. Vocational classes financial help and right utilization of loan etc., may help and encourage them for self employment and in this way they can develop their financial conditions.

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