Describe two best practices successfully implemented by the Institution as per NAAC format provided in the Manual.
RESPONSE: YES
Title of the Practice: Alumni Student-support for Placements, Internships, Research and Entrepreneurship [ASPIRE]
Objectives of the Practice
To develop an ecosystem which fosters better paid internship programs, enhances entrepreneurship abilities and provides better placement opportunities with the help of Alumni Student Connect Programs (ASCPs).
The Context
Kanpur is the biggest city of the state and is the main center of commercial and industrial activities. Formerly it was known as the Manchester of India. Now it is the commercial capital of Uttar Pradesh. HBTU formerly known as HBTI is an institute with more than 100 years legacy and has seen the ups and downs of the city. The university strives to revive the lost glory of the city in terms of business avenues. Each year since past 100 years, the graduates have become successful entrepreneurs and leaders in various companies both in private and government sectors. Thousands of alumni of HBTU have been in top notch positions in all walks of life across the world and have always shown willingness to handhold the students of their alma mater. As they are equipped with adequate technology and science background to make breakthroughs, the HBTU graduates are prepared for better placements, paid internships and entrepreneurship capabilities through Alumni student connect programs, a voluntary program run by the Alumni association of the University. Alumni Student Connect Program started taking shape when a group of thirty (30) members were selected to start this program. The Rajiv Agha Memorial Hall in Alumni Office is regularly used by the students for their Quiz, Group Discussions, placement interviews, etc. under ASCPs, following programs exist for better placements, innovations and internships of students:
• Buddy Programs
By working alumnus with working experiences of 05 to 30 years for HBTU students with the aim of frequent and need based professional guidance on voluntary basis as per prevailing needs of the profession in industry and around.
• Mentorship Programs
By senior working alumnus in leadership role with good working experiences for the students of HBTU, with the aim of mentoring the students from remote locations.
• Vocational Projects
Short-term project opportunities through alumni-students relationships where working alumni can get their elementary work done through students in campus on voluntary basis and in return students get handsome experiences and better curriculum vitae (CV).
• Guest Lectures
Voluntary guest lectures by eminent alumni in leadership role is conducted in campus/ off campus for knowledge sharing and hands on industry exposures.
• Scholarships
Many prominent alumni offer good scholarships to meritorious students (topper students of B.Tech./ M.Tech.) in order to motivate them to flair well in academics and subsequently in various research activities.
The Practice:
We start by segmenting alumni according to their knowledge, talent or co-creation capacity. The following areas are identified for segmentation as well as mapping for the ASCP:
Regular meet-ups, contests, Hackathons etc. are organized as a part of Alumni student connect programs to encourage students for sustained interaction with the alumni.
Success Stories
An app “HBTI Alumni Connect” Application was developed for the students and alumni of HBTU Kanpur. The App enables the HBTU students and alumni to keep connected with each other through messages and mails. User will also get updates about recent activities. Using this app you can get access to the following features:
Some activities to show success of Best Practice 1:
2018-19:
1. An Alumni Connect Program was held in Jan 2018 :
Alumni Student Connect Program started taking shape when a 30 members group was selected to start this program. The Rajiv Agha Memorial Hall in Alumni Office is regularly used by the students for their Quiz, Group Discussions, placement interviews, etc.
2. “HBTI Alumni Connect” App launched in August 2018:
An app “HBTI Alumni Connect” Application was developed for the students and alumni of HBTU Kanpur. The App enables the HBTU students and alumni to keep connected with each other through messages and mails. User will also get updates about recent activities. Using this app you can get access to the following features:
1. Latest announcements
2. Jobs openings
3. News and events at and of HBTU, Kanpur
4. Communication via messages and emails amongst the registered members
5. Search nearby alumni
3. A Talk for Oil and Gas Sector in September 2018:
Mr. Alok Gupta, Senior Electrical Engineer, Houston, Texas, alumni of HBTI gave a talk to develop solutions for the oil and gas platforms in September 2018.
4. Paints department organized a five days Training Program at the campus from 27th to 31st August 2018 on “Testing of Paints and Paint Films” to develop entrepreneurship.
5. Dr. Vipin Shukla, 1994ME, Secretary, IIT Delhi Alumni Association and Dr. Apoorv Ranjan Sharma, 1994 EE, HBTI, Cofounder & President of Venture Catalysts have made efforts to start an initiative called ‘Global Innovation and Angel Network (GIAN)’. This initiative is committed to create a global startup platform of highest standards and build a startup ecosystem. This will help not only the alumni entrepreneurs but also the current students of IIT Delhi to inculcate their knowledge in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship
6. Jan 2019: TED is an annual event that brings together the world’s leading thinkers and doers to share ideas that matter in any discipline, technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, business, development. In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED has created TEDx, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
Our alumni participated and motivated the current students with their experiences.
7. February 2019: Mr. Anjanay and Mr, Harsh Yadav of 2nd year won the Megabuck competition at IIT Kanpur organized by TIE Kanpur.
8. April 2019: AEROCLUB: was established by alumni CEO of Venture Catalyst who provided support in form of five drone kits to Aero club, MED, HBTU Kanpur.
9. May 2019: More innovations came to life with electricity being generated from heat and breakthrough research in soaps and paints.
10. January 2020: HBTU gets a project for reducing Ganga pollution. This helped the students foster skills in this domain.
11. February 2020: Smart Fan Designed by our student gets nod for production.
12. February 2021: AKS IT Services winner of National Technology Award 2020
AKS IT Services founded by Shri. A. K. Saxena (Class of 1976) provides services in the domain of Information Security, comprising auditing, consultancy, Compliance, Network Security, Application Security, Cyber Forensic, IT Security Training and also develop Cyber Security Products. They have designed, developed and commercialized indigenous Artificial Intelligence-based on premise.
Their product development is financially supported by Govt. of India, They have been declared winner of National Technology Award2020 (MSME Category) by Govt. of India for commercializing Innovating Cyber Technology.
13. Harcourtian powers KNHPI’s effort to develop paint from cow dung
Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI) has developed low-cost distemper and emulsion from cow dung. Shri Vivek Saxena (Paint Technology, 1988) was associated with this initiative as Technical Consultant to KNHPI. Mr. Nitin Gadkari Minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSME has issued a Letter of Commendation congratulating and complimenting him for his exemplary work and technical support
14. SMART INDIA HACKATHON(SIH) 2020
Smart India Hackathon (SIH) is a national initiative launched by AICTE and MHRD aimed at providing students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and to inculcate a culture of product innovation and problem-solving mentality.
Students of HBTU Kanpur came up with numerous ideas for the problems statements given by various governments’ institutions and private companies. Entrepreneurship Cell, HBTU organized an internal screening in the university under the guidance of Prof. Narendra Kohli sir.
The project ideas of 5 software and 2 hardware teams were sent for review. Out of these, 2 teams got selected from the Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur.
| I. EAST WIND
Krishnam Dhawan, 2nd CSE, Milind Kaushal, 2nd IT, Ansh Shanker, 2nd CSE, Divyansh Tripathi, 2nd IT, Utkarsh Tiwari, 2nd CSE, Deeksha Lala, 2nd CSE II.FLASH_UNVEILED Rohit Pratap Singh, 2nd CSE, Shivangi Dubey, 2nd CSE, Shashwat Agarwal, 2nd CSE, Aakriti Sehrawat, 2nd CSE, Akshay Rathi, 2nd CSE, Utkarsh Verma, 2nd ET |
Both the teams came up with incredible ideas.
The EAST WIND focused on the problem of stray cattle in India and the FLASH_UNVEILED built a tool to recover Flash memory data.
SMART INDIA HACKATHON 2020 WINNERS
The Team ‘FLASH_UNVEILED’ of Harcourt Butler Technical University has won the Smart India Hackathon-2020 conducted by the Government of India under Ministry of Human Resources and Development.
They won a trophy and a cash prize of ₹100,000/-.
The Team was lead by Mr. Rohit Pratap Singh of 2nd Year, CSE including; Utkarsh Verma (2nd ET)
Akshay Rathi (2nd CSE) Shashwat Agarwal (2nd CSE) Aakriti Sahrawat (2nd CSE) Shivangi Dubey (2nd CSE).
The students were working to develop a tool to recover more than 96% data from formatted NAND flash drive which is a completely an innovative software which uses Python to retrieve data even after drive is formatted. It is performed using data carving technique by detecting file signatures. It is able to retrieve data from about 518 file types, independent of file system, irrespective of any corrupt memory block. A GUI has also been developed for the software which makes it even more user-friendly.
15. TCE-HBTU HACKATHON 2020
Thiagrajar College of Engineering (TCE) and HBTU had collaborated towards organizing a Hackathon. The Problem Statement for the Hackathon was Waste Management for Urban Environment. The students had to choose their scenario, based on the problem statement and give a proper solution to it. Around 30 teams brought their ideas and 15 had to be selected for going to compete at TCE, Madurai.
It was a plan to challenge the students from both the colleges to work together, think out-of-the-box and offer innovative idea to build smart applications which will help address major real-time problems regarding the waste management in urban areas.
Winners of Hackathon
1st Prize:
Team Name: FLASH
Team members:
Manan Tyagi, Shubham Kumar Yadav, Jeysiva A P, Karthikeyan S Problem Statement: Monitoring of Sanitation
2nd Prize:
Team Name: GREPHON
Team members:
Shivangi Dubey, Bharat Pratap Singh, Aravind Manikandan R, Prasitha S
Problem Statement: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle the Water used in Urban Homes & Apartments
16. Smart India Hackathon 2022:
The following students won prizes:
• Prakhar Tandon Team Lead
3rd B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering
• Utkarsh Dixit
3rd B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering
• Harsh Prajapati
3rd B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering
• Tushar Bhaita
3rd B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering
• Raunak Agarwal
3rd B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering
• Unnati Kumari
3rd B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering
Notable Alumni of HBTU who have contributed in taking sessions:
• Indiamart (http://www.indiamart.com – Founded by Mr. Dinesh Agarwal B. Tech, Computer Science & Engineering(1986 – 1990)
• uFony Services Pvt Ltd- http://www.zoment.com/ – Founded by Ashish Chaturvedi, B.Tech (1997 – 2001)
• Wordsmith – http://Wordsmith.org – Anu Garg
• Homeoptima – http://Homeoptima.com – Ashish Saxena B.Tech., Chemical Technology(1991 – 1995)
• Venture Catalyst, CEO: Dr Apoorva Ranjan Sharma graduated from HBTI, Kanpur
• Prof. Samsher- Vice Chancellor, HBTU, Kanpur (ME, 1987)
• Ramkumar Verma, Painter and Writer
• Dinesh Kumar Batra, Director (Finance) at Bharat Electronics Limited
• Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak- Chairman & Managing Director “GAIL India Limited”
• Rajiv Sikka , CEO- Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Limited.
• Sanjay Kumar, Inventor and Creator of ChroPath
• Sarika Shukla, Faculty of Computer Science & Engg. at IIT Hyderabad
• Anurag Agrawal, Associate Vice President , Engineering at GlobalLogic
• Brijesh Goswami, Vice President at J P Morgan Chase & Co.
• Amit Saxena , Associate Director at Cognizant
• Anurag Mishra, Allen Career Institute , Physics Teacher
• Amit Pandey, Chief Operating Officer at Exicom Tele-Systems Limited
• Prof. Ashutosh Upadhyay, Dean (Academic) National Institute of Food Technology
Entrepreneurship and Management
• Prof. Vinay Kumar Pathak, Vice Chancellor, CSJM University, Kanpur ( CSE, 1991)
• Anil Khandelwal, Ex. Chairman and Managing Director, Bank of Baroda
• Yashvir Singh, MP (2009–2014) from Nagina Lok Sabha Constituency (UP)
• Prof. Onkar Singh, Founder Vice Chancellor of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur (U.P.), India and current Vice Chancellor of Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University
• Keshav Dev Malviya, Father of Indian Petroleum Industry.
• Alakh Pandey, Most famous Edutuber of India, who gives 11th and 12th IIT-JEE/NEET Coaching
• Rav Praveen Singh, IFS Officer Batch of 2017, Working in Indian Embassy in Madrid Spain. AIR- 152
• Aojaswi Raj, IAS Officer AIR-223 Batch of 2019
• Sujoy Kumar Mitra, Founder of 7Billion Islands, Tourism Company.
• Ashish Saxena, Vice-president Wipro Limited
• Physicswallah- Alakh Pandey is an alumni of HBTU
Outcomes:
1. Better placements (upto 80% are placed in different companies, about 5% opt for higher studies from reputed institutions in India and abroad, about 5% prepare for civil services and the remaining students opt for innovations and startups) of students with maximum salary of 46 lakhs. (List)
2. Paid Internships: About 200 students get paid Internships every year, with stipend ranging from 10,000/- to 1,00,000/- (List)
3. Many students got selected in UPSC (List)
4. Many students have become entrepreneurs and have become job providers. To name a few, the following companies are established by HBTU alumni:
• Kamdhenu Steels has 20000 employees.
• India mart has over 4100 employees.
• Arvind Footwear has 4000 employees.
• Kloudrac has 200 employees.
• K.Tech. India Pvt. Ltd. has 200 employees.
• A R Thermosets Pvt. Ltd. has 300 employees.
Many such companies are established by HBTU alumnus.
Problem Encountered and Resources Required: No problems have been encountered in the implementation.
BEST PRACTICE- 02
Title of the Practice: Social Activities for Women Empowerment in Rural Areas [SAWERA]
Objectives of the Practice:
1. To encourage our students’ sense of social responsibility catering to women empowerment in rural areas.
2. To raise students’ awareness of the social divides that currently exist in terms of gender, income, health, education, and nutrition in rural women.
3. To cultivate in young people a sense of empathy and compassion for the needs of the socially and economically disadvantaged, especially women.
4. To instill a sense of environmental responsibility in the students so that they can promote the same in rural areas by educating rural women.
Context:
Our motherland is a land of enormous diversity wherein majority of the population is belonging to the rural background (approximately 64.61 % – according to World Bank/ tradingeconomics.com). Moreover, the state of Uttar Pradesh is ahead of the national average with 77.73% of its population in villages. The majority of students of Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur (HBTU, Kanpur) are from rural background with a strong affinity and motivation towards the social causes and problems at their native places. Many students taking admission at HBTU, Kanpur from rural backgrounds are well aware of the issues being faced by women folks in rural India especially in terms of gender inequalities, poor health and hygiene, malnutrition, education, lack of awareness about the rights given by Government to rural women etc. Over the recent past such students discuss their ordeal to the faculty members/ University officials and as a result the University through National Service Schemes (NSS) and establishment of Women’s Study Center (WSC) is committed to actively participate through various activities in raising the overall standard of girls/ women in rural areas.
The lives of women in rural areas are marked by social inequalities and lack of opportunities, whether it be a lack of opportunity for a sustainable livelihood or for education, or a lack of access to health care and good hygiene. Education is the only medium that can eliminate these inequalities.
Top premium University like HBTU, Kanpur which has a wonderful history and legacy of over 100 years is fully aware that India’s educational system can minimize the above mentioned gaps and is also deeply committed to raise awareness among the nation’s youth (our students) to cultivate a sense of empathy and compassion for the needs of the socially disadvantaged women. In order to inspire girls and women to pursue education, good health, self-respect, and economic independence, HBTU established the WSC. Women should be encouraged to use modern technological resources, and their trust should be earned by developing close relationships with isolated rural women and educating them about the social inequalities that still exist today against women.
The Practice:
To achieve the above objective a large number of programs under the aegis of WSC and NSS are organized by the University approximately every month. The subject matter of the program is as follows:
• The students, teachers, officers and staff of the University organize various programs, lectures, sports competitions etc. to promote the overall personality development of the villagers.
• In this series, the Women’s Study Center provides education to rural women for their empowerment, general health issues, nutrition, food, hygiene etc.
• Awareness is created among rural women about Central/State Government schemes, skill development practices that provide employment, scientific approach information is provided.
• Along with this, to establish the spirit of patriotism, various programs are organized on national days, such as run for freedom, run for unity, run for peace, street plays (on various social topics like: gender equality, women safety, women education, evil practices against women like dowry, women feticide, child marriage, right to vote etc.), debates, lectures etc.
• To develop the overall personality of HBTU stakeholders – students, teachers, officers, employees, alumni and parents in order to create awareness problems faced in rural India along with emphasis among the villagers on self-defense, health related issues and for employment opportunities.
• The University has been associated with the National Service Schemes, NSS for a long time, with the aim of engaging our students in the service of the poor, downtrodden and rural people so that the students can be aware of their problems. Students are likely to do social service work in their future life. The said work also helps in developing important qualities like compassion, spirit of co-operation, managerial skills etc. in the students. In this direction, students visit villages for cleanliness, poor students are helped by coaching in their studies. In this series, the university has adopted three villages, whose names are as follows:
• Barhat Bangar, Block Kalyanpur, Kanpur.
• Tatyaganj, Block Chaubepur, Kanpur.
• Maharajpur, Block Chaubepur, Kanpur.
• Over the years many programs have been organized on various topics like Tree Plantation Campaign, Clean and Green Village, School Chalo Abhiyan, Food Conservation Bank, Adult Education, Health Camp, Bank for Villages and Legal Counseling Camp, National Swachh Bharat Mission Program, Professional programs for Skill enhancements have been organized, which are very useful for the villagers.
Thus, NSS and Women’s Study Center, HBTU, Kanpur is constantly trying to fight problems and empower rural women and adult girls by organizing various programs.
Evidence of Success:
Brief list of programs organized by Women’s Study Centre, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur and their outcomes are as follows:
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World Environment Day |
June 05, 2021 |
Tatyaganj and Maharajpur |
Plantation of 50 saplings was done in which 40-50 women |
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World Day Against Child |
June 12, 2021 |
Barhat Bangar |
130 child laborers (15-18 yrs) |
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International Yoga Day |
June 17-21, 2021 |
Gymnasium located in the western |
Around 150 faculty and students |
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National Doctor’s Day |
July 01, 2021 |
Barhat Bangar, Block Kalyanpur |
Around 50 women |
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World Population Day |
July 11, 2021 |
Keshavpuram, Housing Development |
Around 60 women displayed their best talent in embroidery competition. |
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International Justice Day |
July 17, 2021 |
Online |
20 women of Village Maharajpur participated and were informed about |
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National Friendship Day |
August 01, 2021 |
Gram Panchayat Gadatha |
Mrs. Neetu Gupta, Secretary, Nav Chetan Mahila Samiti told about the |
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International Youth Day |
August 12, 2021 |
Village Tatiaganj |
The University WSC Committee went to around 50 houses of Village |
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Visit of Women Pradhans of |
August 25, 2021 |
administrative offices of Kanpur |
16 Village Pradhans visited |
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Literacy Day |
September 08, 2021 |
Nagar Nigam Inter College, |
87 students of Class VI and VII of Nagar Nigam Inter College, |
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International Old Age Day |
October 01, 2021 |
Barhat Bangar of Kalyanpur block |
Around 35 old women were told about Ayushman, and the old age center |
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Gandhi Jayanti |
October 02, 2021 |
Radhakrishnan Auditorium, HBTU |
Around 150-200 faculty, staff |
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International Girl Child Day |
October 11, 2021 |
Radhakrishnan Auditorium, HBTU |
Around 58 girls participated in an awareness program on training |
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Children’s Day |
November 14, 2021 |
Bal Bhavan Phulbagh, Kanpur |
A training camp was organized in which about 60-70 children |
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National Pollution Prevention |
December 02, 2021 |
Kalyanpur block of Kanpur city |
Women’s Study Center highlighted the importance of cleanliness, clean |
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Energy Conservation Day |
December 14, 2021 |
Colonelganj GIC Sub Station |
Around 45 participants |
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Farmer’s Day |
December 14, 2021 |
village Garhwa Ramaipur block |
Around 50 women were made aware about commercial agriculture, minor |
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International Family Day |
January 01, 2022 |
Kalyanpur block of Kanpur city |
Around 35 women were |
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February 13, 2022 |
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Discussion with around 100 women about the |
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National Science Day |
February 28, 2022 |
Radhakrishnan Auditorium, HBTU |
A seminar and science exhibition was organized in which around 85 |
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International Women’s Day |
March 08, 2022 |
Radhakrishnan Auditorium, HBTU. |
A check-up camp for girl students was organized in Radhakrishnan |
Outcomes: The SAWERA practice has been helping rural women by providing them with access to information, resources, and support that they may not otherwise have. These activities include education and training programs, health clinics and services, and community development initiatives. They have helped rural women to improve their economic status, gain new skills, and become more involved in their communities. Additionally, these activities have helped to break down social barriers and stereotypes, and provide a sense of empowerment for rural women. The following data gives a brief overview of the kind of impact we have made:
• A check-up camp for 100 girl students was organized in Radha krishnan Auditorium on International Women’s Day (March 08, 2022), where girls were made aware of anemia and its repercussions.
• 50 women were made aware about commercial agriculture, minor irrigation fund, Kisan Credit Card, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Scheme on the occasion of Farmer’s Day held on December 14, 2021 in the village Garhwa.
• 130 child laborers (15-18 yrs) were made aware about the policy against child labour and were told the importance of education on June 12, 2021.
• 20 women of village Maharajpur were informed about various government schemes like women in registry, Kanyadhan Yojana, Widow Pension, Janani Suraksha Scheme, laws related to domestic violence, rights of women on property etc. on the International Justice Day celebrated on July17, 2021
• Mrs. Neetu Gupta, Secretary, Nav Chetan Mahila Samiti told about the schemes run for poor women to promote sewing, embroidery, weaving and making paper envelopes etc. Around 100 women participated in the activity on August 01, 2021.
• The University WSC Committee went to around 50 houses of village Tatiaganj for admission of village children in Anganwadi schools, girl students in primary & secondary schools and children of weaker sections on the International Youth Day celebrated on August 12, 2021.
• Visit of Women Pradhans of Kalyanpur and Chaubepur Blocks was facilitated to the Administrative offices of Kanpur city like District Court / Family Court, District Officer’s Office / Tehsil Sadar, District Jail, Women’s Police Station, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Ursala Hospital/Dufferin Hospital (Maternity Center) on August 25, 2021. This helped the Pradhans identify the offices for further perusal.
• 87 students of Class VI and VII of Nagar Nigam Inter College, Nawabganj Kanpur participated in the lecture scheduled to promote the importance of education held on the Literacy Day(September 08, 2021) .
• Around 35 old women from Barhat Bangar, were told about Ayushman, and the old age center being built by the government for the elderly, which will be in every village, and other schemes being run by the government on the occasion of International Old Age Day(October 01, 2021).
• Around 58 girls participated in a self- defense training class organized on International Girl Child Day. (October 11, 2021).
• Around 45 participants from Colonelganj GIC Sub Station made aware of the way of using electricity, due to which the consumption of electricity and its bills can also be controlled on Energy Conservation Day (December 14, 2021).
Problem Encountered and Resources Required: There are no problems encountered in the task as all the involved stakeholders show keen interest in the same.
