Gender Sensitization

Measures initiated by the institution for the promotion of gender equity during the year.

Our institution initiates all the necessary measures that is required for the promotion of gender equity. Kanya Sumangala Yojna is the milestone in way of gender equity. It is started by UP government, but very few Institutions adopted this scheme, D.A-V. College is one of very few. Main aim of it is to make the females of UP self -reliant and empowered through financial assistance. For fulfilling it, our institution took all necessary steps that are required. Dr. Rekha Shukla, Sr. Assist. Prof., Zoology department appointed as its convener and Dr. Rashmi Srivastava Sr. Assist. Prof., Zoology department as its co-convener by Principal, DAV College, Kanpur. All related works properly going on under their supervision. Women empowerment is the commitment of state government and our institution both. In view of this, Institution decided to start this Yojna that is ambitious project of state government and it fulfils our dream also.

Its main motive is to end the female feticide, establish equal sex ratio, stop the evil practice of child marriage, improvise the education and health of female child, help to make female child self-reliant and empowered and to develop positive thinking towards the birth of girl child. According to state government letter dated 7th March 2019 eligibility for Kanya Sumangala Yojna beneficiary is as follows.

• Family of beneficiary should be resident of U.P.
• Annual income of family should be below Rs. 3,00,000.
• Maximum two girl child will be able to get the benefit of the scheme from a family.
• In case of any lady’s second delivery, if she got twins, third girl child will also be benefitted. If any lady has girl child from first delivery and from second delivery mother got twin girl child, then only in this case all three-girl child will be beneficiary.
• If any family adopts female child, then including biological child and legally adopted child, maximum two child will be beneficiary.

Fund distribution in Kanya Sumangala Yojna is according to five categories and our college adopted its sixth category in which Intermediate passed girl students of graduation are eligible for beneficiary amount Rs. 5000/- in single instalment.

Payable amount will be transfer in the beneficiary account through PFMS. DAV College has Mahila Jagran Manch Committee and Women Redressal Cell since many years which sensitize female employees and students time to time by inspiring and inculcating self-reliance, self-protection and self-respect in them. Now, Women Redressal Cell divided into two committees one is Internal complaint committee: Sexual harassment for women and second is Grievance, redressal cell.

All the problems related to students (boys and girls) and employees (Male and female) are being resolve by these committees.

All the facilities related to females such as Hostel facility for women, common room for girls, toilets for female employees as well as friendly and safe environment for females inside the campus.

About 40% female students are enrolled in UG and PG courses and approximately same condition in the case of female employees (about 30-35%).