Social Safeguards

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, IDP

Equity Action Plan (EAP) Nodal Officer: Dr.S.S.Dolli

S. No.	Item	Actions	Implementation Agency	Frequency	Budgetary provision	Monitoring Indicators
1	Skill development for students
i.	Focused efforts to improve performance of academically weak students	Assessment of performance of academically weak students and their participation in extracurricular activities. Designing & Evaluation tests of students at the beginning of each semester.	UAS, Dharwad and Specialized Agency	Semester wise Assessment & Regular Monitoring of the progress	Budget is approved by the budget committee	Students with 6.5 OGPA improving their performance. At present about 30 percent of the students are below 6.5 OGPA which would be reduced to 15 per cent
ii.	Remedial Course for slow learners	Specially designed courses for slow learners	UAS, Dharwad and Specialized Agency	Regular Monitoring of the progress	Budget is approved by budget committee	50 percent of low performers in basic and social science would improve their performance by at least 10 percent
iii	Improvement in language competency, soft skills and confidence levels	Enhancing students soft skills ( Communication, Decision making Leadership, inter-personnelrelationship and Team work) and English proficiency	UAS, Dharwad and Specialized Agency	Half Yearly	Budget is approved by budget committee	At present 40 % of total seats are reserved for students with agriculture background who are weak in English language and soft skills. Among these students at least 50 % of the students would qualify for national and international training by improving their language and soft skills as well as enhanced OGPA. 100 % of students selected for international training would develop good communication skills At least 25 % of students joining English language and soft skills would participate in literary activities Increase in graduation rate of sc/st/ from 75 per cent to 85 per cent and general students from 85 to 95 per cent.
2	National trainings Programmes for students
i	National trainings Programmes on entrepreneurial awareness and development	Identification of students with interest in entrepreneurship among the weak students with OGPA 6.5 to 7.5	UAS, Dharwad and National Institutes	Scheduled throughout year	Budget met under SAU/state government grants	Increased entrepreneurial thinking/orientation Idea generation and incubation by students
3	International training of students
i	International trainings with twinning /credit transfer on entrepreneurship development and advances in agriculture	Encouraging students with OGPA of 7 to 8 to qualify for internationaltraining. Encouraging identified students to take up English speaking and soft skill improvement courses	UAS, Dharwad and International Institutes	Quarterly according to academic calendar of Universities abroad	Budget is included in main budget	100 % of students participating in international training enrich their knowledge in higher education programmes in overseas Universities
4	Faculty competency development programme
i	Faculty competency enhancement through national/international training	Designing of Faculty Development Plan through national and international training Identification of potential faculty members belonging to backward category (about 20 %)	UAS Dharwad collaboration with National andInternational Institutes/ Universities	Throughout year according to calendar of institutes		Improved research /teaching competencies Publication in reputed journals and Patent application
5	Support to differently abled students and girls/women
i	Making campuses differently enabled and women friendly through suitable infrastructure and strategic support	· Provision for ramps(30), lifts(4), washrooms in sports stadium (4) · Installation of CCTV cameras( 20 ) for social safeguard where needed to make campus gender friendly. · Improving Accessibility for physically challenged through barrier free access. · Signs inside and outside of the building · Provision of alarms or hooters to alert building inmates in case of emergency and untoward incident · Incineration of sanitary napkin for safe disposal	UAS, Dharwad	Implemented as proposed		Barrier free access to classroom /labs through ramps/lifts Wash rooms/Rest rooms for women in all places within campus
6	Grievance redress mechanism (GRM)
i	Measures on Grievance redress mechanism (GRM)	· Introduction and publicity of easily accessible GRM through special and dedicated helpline numbers, email, drop box and contacts details of the officers ensuring anonymity and quick disposal of the grievance · Grievances to be addressed regularly	Empowered Committees GRM Cell	Throughout year	Budget provision presented before committee	90% of complainants satisfied
7	Safety of labourin civil works
i	Ensuring Worker rights awareness and insurance Payment Equity of wages Providing Living ambience , Health and sanitation of workers insurance	Contractors would be required to provide Insurance Deductions as allowed by national law or the labor management procedures Equal wages to male and female workers. Proper housing Health and Sanitation Pay workers on a regular basis as required by national law and labour management procedures. Ø	Estates Officer /Director Finance	Continuous	Costs shall be inbuilt in the estimates of various works to be carried under NAHEP	Zero litigation related to Labour grievances and rights under the project Bid documents indicating the conditond for labour equity