7.1.1 MEASURES INITIATED BY THE INSTITUTION FOR THE PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUITY DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

Lucknow Public College of Professional Studies organizes various programmes for equipping and empowering women. The college regularly conducts awareness programmes to sensitize female students of their rights through sessions and seminars on women safety and women empowerment.

College also appoints female students in LTF and various clubs from diverse culture, religion,race etc that helps them to develop and enhance their leadership qualities. College takes utmost care about the safety and security of women students, and ensures measures for a safe working environment through the following ways:

a. Safety and security:

The college has Proctorial Committee for continuous monitoring of the security in the campus. The complaints related to the violation of disciplines are reported to the proctorial committee and are resolved with the consent of the principal.
Night Vision CCTV camera is also installed in the common area of the hostel and in every possible corner of the campus for safety of the students esp. females.
The college has an Internal Complaints Committee to take necessary action on any sensitive issues related to students which helps to ensure their vibrant presence. Both formal and informal counseling is done by the Internal Complaint Committee of the college.The college has girls hostel for the accommodation of distant location students. Security in hostel is maintained by deployment of female staff.

b. Counseling: Faculty members motivate the students to improve their overall personality by participating in various activities organized by the college like debate, essay writing competition etc. The college has mentor mentee scheme (2020 onwards), in which the mentor follows the development of the mentee by providing personal counseling at the different stages.

c. Common Room facility (2016) is provided to females for rest and recreational activities. Female students can relax, study and have informal discussions in free time. It has furniture to sit and is kept neat and clean for comfortable ambience.

d. Day Care Center-: College has a day care center (creche with microwave, induction, toys etc. facility for kids of staff members 2021), to take care of the young children of the college employees so that staff esp. females can perform their duties without any worry.

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e. Sanitary Vending Machine (2018): Sanitary Napkin Vending Machine is installed in every female washroom of LPCPS which is a self-service vending machine used for dispensing Sanitary Napkins against acceptance of Coins. These machines take care of their privacy, cleanliness, health and sanitation.

f. Honour of Females on International Women’s Day allows to celebrate the achievements, to honour and recognize the hardworking and sincere women of the institution which motivates the other women to come forward.

g. The confidence building is done by organizing workshops, lectures, conferences seminars and webinars by eminent personalities to create legal awareness, health and hygiene among the students.