By Samachar Vishesh News
Chandigarh 03rd
December:- In an endeavor to make the PM’s
vision a realityand living up to its unmatched reputation of excellence,
Chitkara University Himachal Pradesh has once again been ranked among
top-ten ‘Swachh’ (the cleanest) universities of the country.
Chitkara
University Himachal Pradesh has earned the 7th position among 'Cleanest Higher
Education Institutions in the Country', in the prestigious ‘SWACHH CAMPUS’
Ranking 2019 of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of
India. Dr.Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh
was honoured and presented the 'Appreciation Certificate' by R Subrahmanyam,
Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Govt. of India; in the esteemed presence of Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Union
Minister for Human Resource Development; and other senior dignitaries, at AICTE
Auditorium in New Delhi, on December 3, 2019.Dr. Varinder Kanwar,
Vice-Chancellor, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh; was also present at the
occasion.
Expressing
her happiness over the prestigious ranking gained by the university, Dr. Madhu
Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh; congratulated
the students and staff. She said that it is an honour to be counted among the
cleanest Higher Education Institutions in the Country -indeed, a testimony of
Chitkara University’s unflagging spirit of patriotism.We are committed to
help build a ‘Swasth Bharat’ with the help of‘ Swachh Bharat’,to transform the
Nation and make the PM's vision a reality.
She added that building values is
the only sustainable way for us to care for the environment and keep our
surroundings clean.Chitkara University instills these core values right from
the beginning, encouraging students to practice the habit of cleanliness
right from the start, in their formative years, and make it a part of their
personality.Cleanliness should be from inside and outside, only then will
health automatically reside on both sides. Chitkara University constantly
encourages its students to come up with ecofriendly and sustainable solutions-from
energy efficiency to recycling,in an endeavor to make our country
cleanand reduce carbon footprint.
‘SWACHH CAMPUS’ Ranking, an
exercise to rank Higher
Educational Institutions (HEIs) on the basis of cleanliness and hygiene,
considered parameters, including, student/toilet ratio, kitchen hygiene,
availability of running water, modernity of toilet & kitchen
equipment, campus green cover, garbage disposal in hostels and academic
buildings, disposal techniques, water supply systems and also a certain
weightage to whether the institutions has adopted any neighbouring locality or
village to spread awareness & activities in Swachhta. This year submission
of details sought from HEIs, over 7000 institutions applied, only a select few
institutions were shortlisted based on cut-off. AICTE & UGC inspected all
the institutions. Best institutions were selected in 8 categories, including
Universities (Residential & Non-Residential), Colleges (Residential &
Non-Residential), Technical Institutions (Universities – Residential),
Technical Colleges (Residential & Non-Residential) and Government
Universities.
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