ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/14

(E-Newsletter from network of youth organizations in India)

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

ICYO - India’s largest network of urban and rural youth.

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PRESIDENT OF INDIA CONCERNED OVER

RISING INCIDENTS OF RAGGING

IN INSITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

 

New Delhi, April 14, 2009. The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has expressed grave concern over the rising incidents of ragging in certain institutions of higher education across the country.

 

The President has urged students, especially senior students in institutes of higher learning to be more responsible in their dealings with their juniors. She believes senior students have a greater responsibility to make their juniors feel at home in their new environment. Smt. Patil has observed that unfortunately there were several instances where the practice of ragging has escalated to the level of torture amounting to crime. Such irresponsible behaviour would cause serious apprehensions in the minds of new entrants and their parents. Universities and colleges are centres of learning and for developing mutual respect, friendship and understanding.

 

Their sanctity cannot be vitiated year after year at the start of an academic season by those who indulge in mindless ragging. The President has called upon the State Governments, University and College authorities to be vigilant and strict towards offenders and to take special efforts to prevent students from resorting to such acts of violence in the campuses of educational institutions. The State Governments may also consider appropriate legislation to tackle this menace in the college and University premises in order to provide credible deterrence.

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194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
 CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.