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Statutory Bodies-                                            PAGE 8

Giving Back more than what we take...

The NSS unit of our college started off October with a       children. Various competitions such as carrom, dance, talent
Pulse Polio activity, in association with Lal Bahadur        show etc. was organized for them. Platform was provided
Shastri Hospital, where the students not only visited        for many to showcase their talents. Also, each one was re-
the nearby areas to give the vaccine but also conduct-       warded with a small token of love. The whole event em-
ed sessions about its importance & consequences of           braced the idea that each child is special. On 29th Novem-
                                                             ber, NSS volunteers helped in creating a compose pit at the
                          negligence. From 1st-8th Octo-     back gate of the college. NSS also organized a Diya and food
                          ber, ‘Hamara Station, Hamari       distribution drive on the 29th of October, to celebrate the
                          Shaan’ was conducted where         festival of lights by sharing happiness.
                          NSS volunteers not only cleaned
                          the Dadar station but also paint-
                          ed it in order to spread aware-
                          ness about hygiene & cleanliness
                          at public places. Another major
                          activity performed by NSS Vol-
                          unteers was ‘Shiksha Abhiyan’
                          where NSS representatives from
                          our college visited our adopted
                          areas every Saturday from 1st
                          October- 31st December in or-
der to supplement the children’s education of those
areas. Sessions on sports, health education were also
                   conducted among with academic ses-
                   sions. On the 19th of December, NSS
                   festival Uttung was organized. It was
                   organized
                   especially
                   for special

                                      IQAC Initiatives

                                      On December 21st, 2016 the faculty of both, the degree and junior college visit-
                                      ed Aditya Agro at Shahapur. It was organized by the Internal Quality Assurance
                                      Cell (IQAC) of R.A.Podar College in collaboration with Aditya Agro (a 70 acre
                                      farm). The primary reason of this program was to learn more about agri-related
                                      projects like horticulture, vermi-culture and aquaculture (fish harvesting). A
                                      small workshop on Kitchen Gardening was also conducted. The OMDP also
                                      taught how farming can be a risky, yet, a fruitful and satisfying profession. The

program was a beneficial experience.
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