Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 4

Zero tolerance to caste-based discrimination: A brawny pillar of nursing colleges in India

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, Chettinad College of Nursing, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author Email: ponnambily.ponnu@gmail.com

Online published on 29 September, 2023.

Abstract

University Grants Commission of India has issued a circular to Higher Educational Institutions by asking them to take the actions like the installment of complaint boxesand the development of committees by the faculty and students to prevent caste-based discrimination. The current paper discusses the concepts, principles, barriers, and practices that help in overcoming discrimination practices on campus. The author concludes the paper by quoting the evidence of a discrimination-free campus in nursing colleges in India.

Keywords

Caste, Discrimination, Nursing, College, Higher Institution, Education