INTRODUCTION:

Jatindra Rajendra Mahavidyalaya is the only higher education institute of Nowda Block of Murshidabad district that upholds the Indian Constitution by ensuring equitable access to higher education for underprivileged categories of the society such that SCs, STs, OBCs, and Minoritiesstudents given quota wise admission benefits to the college. With the help of this cell, the college aims to empower and assist students from these communitiesto excel in their respective fields guaranteed by the constitutional mandates especially Article 340, Article 29, and Article 30. Support services from different sources are promoted in the college to fostercomprehensive growth among its students.

Following the policies of the government of India/ UGC, JRM resolved to take affirmative policy plans, programs, schemes, and facilities to socially and economically weaker sections of society, including persons with disabilities by forming SC/ST/OBC cell in accordance with UGC letter no. F.1-26/76 (CP/SCT) dated June 27, 1979 under the surveillance of the Teachers’ Council of the College to empower the students of concerned communities and provide pieces of information to the students about existing Govt. Schemes and assist the concerned communities to receive existing assistance as per different Government policies/ schemes and in their curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The Cell also helps the minority students from the Christian, Muslim, Jain and other communities achieve holistic development.

OBJECTIVES:

Objectives of SC, ST, OBC, and MINORITY are as follows:

· To integrate and promote the students of SC/ST/OBC & Minority communities as par with the mainstream students body.

· To create a platform where students can ra their problems, regarding academic and non-academic matters.

· To monitor the implementation of reservation policy in the college.

FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES:

· To collect reports and information of Government of West Bengal and UGC’s orders on various aspects of education and employment.

· To coordinate with other sub-Committees and Cells to ensure that such students participate in their activities.

· To coordinate with Programme Coordinators and Department Headsto identify their students who need special assistance such as remedial classes or other facilities such as extra attention and guidance.

· To ensure an environment where students from these categories feel safe and secure.

· To Collect dataof students from these communities who have received scholarships.

· To Provide a mechanism to redress the grievances of students from these communities.

· To observe the reservation policy applied as per the government policies for SCs/STs/OBCs and Minorities in the institution.

· To meet the students and faculties belonging to SC/ST/ OBC & Minority communities to understand their problems and to assist them in resolving their problems.

· To circulate Notices of UGC, Governments, and non-government agencies to make the students aware of existing Welfare Schemes such as scholarships, schemes, etc for the concerned students.

· To encourage these students to enrol for courses, workshops, programs, etc to upgrade their skills needed for their careers.

MEMBERS OF SC/ST/OBC/MINORITIES CELL:

SL.No.	Name	Name Of The Post
1.	Dr. Kutubuddin Biswas	Convener
2.	Joel Tudu	Jt. Convener
3.	Dr. Ranjit Kumar Baidya	Member
4.	Abdul Halim Shaikh	Member
5.	Najma Akthar	Member
6.	Ranjit Kumar Das	Member
7.	Mofijul IslamMalitya	Member
8.	Panchu Das	Member

MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE