UGC Mandates Equity Panels in Higher Education Institutes

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has ordered all colleges and universities to create special teams called equity panels.

These panels will include people from different backgrounds like scheduled castes, tribes, and women.

Their job is to help students and staff who feel they are being treated unfairly because of their caste or background.

The UGC says schools must follow these rules or face serious punishments.

Some people on social media are upset, saying this might cause more problems for students who are not in these special groups.

The panels will also work with local groups and the police to make sure everyone is treated fairly.

If students are not happy with the panel's decision, they can ask a special person called an Ombudsperson to help within 30 days.