The Director has constituted a High Power Committee to look into the grievances, complaints/allegation related to caste based discriminations (OBC) arising at the Institute.
The composition of the committee is as follows:
Prof. Jitendra Sangwai, CH Liaison Officer (OBC) |
Chairman |
Prof. M. Thenmozhi, DoMS Head, Dept. of Management Studies |
Member |
Smt. K. Vijayalakshmi Deputy Registrar |
Member Secretary |
Shri M. Sivakumar, Jr.Tech.Supdt., CWS President, IITM OBC Employees Welfare Association |
Member (Only for student matters) |
Shri. Chathri Poshadri, Research Affairs Secretary (RAS) |
Member (Only for student matters) |
Terms & Reference of the Committee:
- To act as an inquiry authority on individual complaints pertaining to caste-based discrimination and related allegations arising at the Institute regarding the OBC category
- To ensure that victims and witnesses are not victimized or discriminated against because of their complaints.
- The Committee shall schedule and conduct face-to-face meetings at their convenience.
- The Committee shall submit its report containing findings and recommendations to the Director in a confidential cover.
- The proceedings shall be kept confidential, and all the members, including invitees, shall sign a non-disclosure certificate.
- The tenure of this Committee will continue until further orders.
The complaints can be sent across through the email ID hpcobc@iitm.ac.in or by the way of written communication to the Chairman/Member Secretary of the High Power Committee.