Best Practices

 

1.Title of practice- To Promote Women’s Health and Mental Well being 

               

Objectives of the practice -

• To Raise awareness of women health issues

• To Provide demonstrations of healthy life style practices to girl students

• To Conduct preventive health screenings of the girl students

• To Create awareness about available government health schemes and program

• To promote mental well being of the girl students and female staff members.

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Context-  Due to patriarchal mindset women health is often neglected in our society. There is also a lack of awareness about the issues of health, hygiene, and well being of women. Apart from this discrimination and violence at every level can adversely affect their mental health. It also prevents them from realising their full potential. Govt. National College, Sirsa believes that addressing gender disparities that exist in health and nutrition can contribute significantly to sustainable and equitable development.

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The Practice-  College took the initiative of organising health awareness programmes and health checkup camps for the girl students and female staff members of the college during recent years.The purpose of these programmes and camps was twofold. The camp aimed at making female students aware of the issues related to their health. It also sought to sensitize girl students and staff in a way that they spread that awareness in the community around them.The college has initiated the practice of organising regular health awareness programs and health check camps for the girl students and female staff members of the college. Health check up camps help to monitor their health status, find potential health issues before they become a problem and help them get proper medical intervention at the right time. Health awareness programs make students aware of the potential health issues, their causes and preventive measures.Women cell of the college contributes significantly in organising these kind of programmes /camps and also organises many events,lectures,programmes and functions to aware the female students and also to create different soft skills in them.Various other cells, committees and subject societies of college also conducted many events during last five years for all round development of girls specially in the area of women health and mental well being.Some major events organised by college for this purpose are - Zoological subject society of the college organized health awareness programme for girls and female staff in association with Indian medical association (Women wing) office bearers of sirsa on dated 08/03/2019 .During the Poshan Mah (Nutrition Month) i.e. September 2019, Various activities were organised by women cell of college.▪ A Medical Check up Camp was organized by Aditya Path Lab under the aegis of Women Cell on 28-09-2019. HB test of girl students was also conducted.▪ A team of doctors from Civil Hospital, Sirsa and Women & Child Department, Sirsa also visited the college.▪ The girl students of the college took an oath to prevent malnutrition and to sensitise the community to issues of women nutrition and health.•In this regard, a two day Physical and Mental Health Check up Camp was organized by the women cell on 28&29-02-2020.After this two years nearly covid period remains which halts this journey.Then College again resume this journey. Many awareness programmes and activities in this regard organised by different cells and committees of the college in last five years.

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Evidence of Succes- Constant focus on women health and mental well being by College in recent years gives positive results.Awareness in this regard rises . Women cell of the college lead this practice and organized many programmes for women health which gave good results and awareness also enhanced in this area.The college was successful in fostering a fruitful collaboration with IMA. More than dozen doctors of Sirsa city participated in the campaign and covered almost all the aspects of women health. The doctor expressed their willingness to be part of such projects in future.The girl students and female staff members were made aware of a variety of health issues and the measures to prevent or cure them. Anaemic girls were given iron tablets.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required-Sirsa district is known as a one of the backward district of Haryana State specially in Health and  Education Sector .Mostly students of college comes from rural background. Awareness level of many students and parents in this regard is low. Monitoring health status of girls is a continuous process and needs medical check up and consultation over longer period of time. The program needs to be more comprehensive and must include regular check-up camps.

 

2. Title of the Practice- Digitalization of Financial Transactions

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Objectives of the Practice-

• To maintain transparency in financial transactions.

• To minimize paper work and streamline record keeping

• To make financial transactions faster and smoother

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Context- Making payments through cheques and drafts is a tedious and time consuming process. Many vendors show reluctance to supply goods or provide services because of the risk of delayed payments.Digital payments mode is fast and more transparent .Digitilization of financial transactions is need of the hour.

 

The Practice- The college  continously enhancing the ratio of digital payments .College made payments through NEFT/RTGS and online banking. Payments for general purchase through GEM, for bus passes, LMS payment, and Leas line are preferably made through digital channels. Electricity and telephone bills are also paid digitally. Fees is also collected from students in online mode as admissions in this college done through online admission portal of Department of Higher Education Haryana .Salary,arrears,LTC etc paid to staff through e-billing portal of Govt of Haryana.

 

Evidence of Success- Adaptation of digital payment modes has increased the efficiency of the transactions as payments are made in real time .All the students deposited their fees through online mode.Ratio of digital payments of college has increasd every year.

 

Problems Encountered and Resources Required- Students do not feel comfortable with digital transactions because of lack of digital resources and skills. Additional digital infrastructure like more POS machines and digitally skilled staff are required.