WOMEN’S CELL IN COLLEGES
The
Kerala State Women’s Development Corporation (KSWDC) has speeded up the process
of starting a women’s cell in all women’s colleges in the State. The project
had been originally slated for implementation in February this year. But the
government’s clearance for the project came only in March, which is examination
time for the colleges.“We decided to postpone the project to June-July, the
start of the new academic year, as it would have been meaningless without
maximum students’ participation,” P. Kulsu, chairperson, KSWDC, told The Hindu on
Monday. Initially, the corporation had planned to launch the project with the
help of an event management agency. But the State government
rejected the idea. The government wanted the corporation to directly implement
the project.“We are now in the process of sending out letters to colleges in
the State to ensure their participation. The original plan was to limit the
reach of the project to 80-odd colleges in the first phase. But now we are
planning it on a larger scale by extending it to 150-200 colleges,” Ms. Kulsu
said. The corporation is yet to finalise a date for the formal launch of the
project.
The
change in the implementation mode of the project has also necessitated a
revision in the fund allocation. Originally, the idea was that the KSWDC would
allocate Rs.5 lakh while the remaining Rs. 15 lakh will be raised through
sponsorship. “We have approached the State government for fund
re-appropriation”, Ms. Kulsu said. The project aims at grooming society leaders
from among the young generation of women. Each participating college will be
asked to select two students for the women’s cell.The corporation will then
organise a three-day extensive camp for these selected students. “It will be
the responsibility of these students to go back to their colleges and start the
women’s cell. They are supposed to work among fellow students and enlist them
as part of the cell,” Ms. Kulsu said
Prof. John Kurakar
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