Bangalore, Jun 25: The Home department in Karnataka has prepared fresh guidelines to be followed by universities for ensuring safety of their students in the wake of brutal gang-rape of a medical students in Manipal.
Additional Chief Secretary (Home) V Umesh said the guidelines would come into effect after being approved by the government. The government will direct varsities to ensure that there is sufficient private security personnel on the campuses.
For students residing off-campus, the Home department has stated, that varsities would have to arrange separate transport facility. “In case students have their own mode of transport, colleges and universities should give an advisory on which roads to avoid and which to use,” he said.
The prime reason cited for these safety guidelines is due to the location of varsities in the State. For instance, Manipal University, NLSIU?and Bangalore University are situated in remote areas.
The enforcement of these guidelines will be taken up by the jurisdictional police and the superintendent of police of the district. The Higher Education department will be calling a meeting of all the VCs soon to collect details on their security requirements and provide a feasible response, said Rajaneesh Goel, principal secretary, Higher Education department.
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