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Add corresponding images to graphs and minor design fixes
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With the dissolution of the Hobbies Club in the previous academic year, a Students’ Technical Council (organized along the lines of the Cultural Council and the Sports Council) emerged to cater to the demands of students involved in multiple technical clubs and groups. The Gymkhana fees, apart from the needs of the cultural, sports, and technical councils, also fulfils the requirements of various other campus activities that are pivotal to students’ everyday lives. For the very first time, a well-structured breakdown of the Gymkhana fees was released publicly last year by the former Convenor of SAC, Mr. Apurwa Sarwajit. While there have been some changes to the erstwhile allocation, the breakdown, in our belief, is still immensely convoluted and volatile in nature.
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label: '₹ per student',
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data: [1700,1200,850,450,400,400,350,150,150,100,90,80,50,30],
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backgroundColor:'#C4C4C4',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#27AE60',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#00CF21',
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borderWidth: 2,
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barThickness: .2
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}]
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options:{
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layout: {
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});
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</script>
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{: style="width:35%;height:auto"}
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<br>
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### Bhawans
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When asked about the usage of the BRP fund, Mr. Sambhav Jain (GS: Hostel Affairs), responded, _“The BRP funds are being used judiciously—but not uniformly—by the various bhawans, because the funds are controlled centrally and are allocated to a particular bhawan only on the request of the concerned council. This, in a sense, means that if a bhawan council is sufficiently proactive, they can access a huge portion of the funds and use it as per the bhawan’s needs.”_
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<canvas id="myChart2" width="400" height="200"></canvas>
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<script>
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var ctx2 = document.getElementById("myChart2").getContext('2d');
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label: '₹',
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data: [644918,562493,533725,526504,459337,448443,365540,235481,233481,200675,186588,250000],
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backgroundColor:'#C4C4C4',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#27AE60',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#00CF21',
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borderWidth: 2,
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}]
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});
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</script>
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On the condition of anonymity, one of the current senators clearly vouched for the need of an alternate channel for the distribution of BRP funds since the current mode (through the DOSW office) usually ‘causes delays’.
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On the condition of anonymity, one of the current senators clearly vouched for the need of an alternate channel for the distribution of BRP funds since the current mode (through the DOSW office) usually ‘causes delays’.
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<br>
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### Students’ Activities
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**Misc. Students’ Activities (DOSW): ₹1200/- per student per year
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**Misc. Students’ Activities (DOSW): ₹1200/- per student per year<br>
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Students’ Activities (ADOSW): ₹50/- per student per year**
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The funds act as buffer in cases where unanticipated disbursement has to be made. The activities falling under this section remain very motley and unpredictable. For instance, the fee for YourDost, the online counselling and emotional wellness platform, was paid from these funds. Also, in case a student seeks monetary help from college, if deemed worthy, these funds are used. If RFID-enabled cards, for example, are ever issued to the students, they shall be paid for through this channel.
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<br>
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### Sports Council
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_Note: The breakdown varies with time and from sport to sport; therefore, we were unable to get a more detailed deconstruction of the funds. This will be covered in greater detail in a Watch Out article in the works, which will assess the intricacies of the sports culture at IITR._
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<br>
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### Students’ Club
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The Students’ Club has been proactive in increasing the usage of its paraphernalia by the student community. It has organised snooker workshops to increase participation by non-players as well as hired a chess coach to help the teams with their Inter-IIT sports meet preparations. The club also spends approximately Rs. 4,50,000 on the Annual Club Day and other activities, including the tournaments it holds round the year.
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<canvas id="myChart3" width="400" height="100"></canvas>
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<script>
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var ctx3 = document.getElementById("myChart3").getContext('2d');
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label: '₹',
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data: [3607000,375240,111690,6410],
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backgroundColor:'#C4C4C4',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#27AE60',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#00CF21',
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borderWidth: 2,
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barThickness: .2
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}]
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<canvas id="myChart3b" width="400" height="150"></canvas>
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label: '₹',
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data: [3061492,92573,162656,316986,18955,61750,37795,479546],
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backgroundColor:'#C4C4C4',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#27AE60',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#00CF21',
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borderWidth: 2,
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barThickness: .2
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}]
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<br>
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### Students’ Technical Council
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**Students’ Technical Council**: ₹400/- per student per year
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<!--- graph 4-->
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<canvas id="myChart4" width="400" height="150"></canvas>
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<script>
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var ctx4 = document.getElementById("myChart4").getContext('2d');
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label: '₹',
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data: [500000,417000,400000,355000,290000,220000,200000,125000,100000],
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backgroundColor:'#C4C4C4',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#27AE60',
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hoverBackgroundColor:'#00CF21',
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<br>
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_“STC currently gets Rs. 400 per student of the total gymkhana fees. In the past years, the Council has had a splendid record, winning national and international competitions, and organizing workshops/lectures which have been a great source of technical knowledge in the campus. Given the promising potential of the Council, there is still scope for more efficient usage of increased funds, if provided. Also, in an effort to make groups more open, and for students to be able to bear the fruits of their gymkhana fees, the STC [had] launched an initiative that [sic] all STC groups will be listing all the resources/equipment purchased by them through STC Funds publicly. Any student can issue that resource/equipment just by writing an application to the respective group's secretary [sic]. If available, that resource or equipment can be issued to her/him.”_
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While Tinkering Lab and TIDES do not receive finances from the Gymkhana fees, SAE—in addition to the funds allocated from the gymkhana fees—receives monetary help from the Director’s Endowment Funds. The funds (shown in the graph above) were allocated at the request of the respective groups based on their judgements and needs. The breakdown, clearly, does not represent the institute’s or SAC’s perspective on the requirement of council groups.
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<br><br><br>
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### Cultural Council
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<canvas id="myChart5" width="400" height="200"></canvas>
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<canvas id="myChart5" width="500" height="300"></canvas>
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<script>
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label: 'Others',
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backgroundColor:"#27AE60",
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_Note: Inter-IIT funds (₹8,50,000) have been removed from the complete budget to get a better visualisation of the graph._
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The efforts of the current council should not go unrecognised as it has taken a number of initiatives to promote the “cult” in the campus, including initiation of music and dance classes; and due to significant participation, it seems that there is a requirement of additional instructors with the monthly salary of each being Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 20,000 respectively. The groups have opened recruitments in both the semesters and resources have been made available to the masses. The open selections for the Inter-IIT Cultural Meet, we believe, was another bold move that was appreciated by the IITR community.
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### SAC
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**SAC: ₹90/- per student per year**
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The SAC fund is meant to pay for the celebrations of various festivals (Diwali, Holi, to name a few), as well as other activities under its prerogative—such as the organisation of the Freshers’ Week (and ensuing activities)—and the organisation of certain lectures by the SAC. Any added cost such as the publicity of the aforementioned activities through posters and flex printing is also included in this. Miscellaneous expenses under this comprise setting up water pots for the dogs in the campus to, in a way, avert them from drinking from water coolers meant for students. In simpler terms, it is upto the SAC to judiciously use the allocated funds as per their discretion.
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### Students’ Wellness
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**Students’ Wellness: ₹80/- per student per year**
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To ensure that the stay at IITR be a pleasant one, a specific office for issues related to the ‘wellness’ of students was established at the end of the last academic year. This, in essence, was a huge step taken to address issues of mental health at an institute like ours. SMP, SSP, and the Counselling Cell fall under the jurisdiction of this office, the one of ADOSW: Students’ Wellness. The office also takes care of the orientation ceremony of the freshman batch every year; and a separate budget for the ceremony is to be approved by an ‘adequate’ authority. With the establishment of this new office, we certainly expect some bold renovation and refinement of the existing system.
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### Others
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**SPIC MACAY:** ₹100/- per student per year<br>
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**NSS:** ₹30/- per student per year<br>
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Individual initiatives like these take up the leftover fraction of the gymkhana fund for their own activities. Cinema Club, for example, uses its fund to showcase movies in the convocation hall for the students, while SPIC MACAY uses the money to organise events like Virasat to promote classical performing arts. Mr. Adarsh Goyal, a member of SPIC MACAY, says that these funds help them invite high-calibre artists, like Padma Shri and Grammy laureates, for periodic events and workshops. He adds, _“Most of our money goes in the arrangement of these events, like the stage setup and publicity through flexes and posters. We also incur the travel costs for the artistes, along with some other hospitality-related expenditures, which are paid for through our funds.”_
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Individual initiatives like these take up the leftover fraction of the gymkhana fund for their own activities. Cinema Club, for example, uses its fund to showcase movies in the convocation hall for the students, while SPIC MACAY uses the money to organise events like Virasat to promote classical performing arts. Mr. Adarsh Goyal, a member of SPIC MACAY, says that these funds help them invite with a minimum recognition of Sangeet Natak Academy Award, preferably recipients of Padma Awards, and various international awards, for periodic events and workshops in IIT Campus and nearby education centres. He adds, _“Most of our money goes in the arrangement of these events and workshops, like artist payments, travel, accommodation, logistics, venue setup and audience outreach. All this is done to make students more aware about Indian and world heritage. This initiative is making education more holistic and meaningful as it is highlighting all that is abstract, subtle, inspiring and mystical in the world teaching one to look within oneself.”_
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Speaking for the Himalayan Explorers’ Club, Mr. Manish Gupta, the secretary, says, _“HEC organises close to 30 short and long treks throughout the year with an average participation of 40 students. Registration of these treks is open-to-all, and a subsidy of around 500/- is given to each of the participants. Some expeditions are more extensive than the others, the recent one to Kalindikhal (at a height of 6000 metres) being an example, and take up more funds than the others. HEC also organises two skating camps in a year, along with a cycle-race, CAT (Confidence Assault Training) course, certain guest lectures and an annual Plantation Day. Winners of the cycle-race, the CAT course and for different adventurous categories are awarded during the Annual Club Day of the group. Funds are also used in buying and repairing the trekking equipments like tents, sleeping bags, mats, torches, cooking equipments, and skates. Other expenditures include refreshments for on-campus events, hospitality costs for the guests, and the printing costs of an annual magazine of the group. HEC also has three salaried-employees to look after the funds, the park, and the store of the club, and they are also being paid from the same funds.”_ He also cited the need for additional money, mentioning that HEC has taken a social initiative under rural development cell of ‘Mountain Cleaning Drive’, and it is looking for more funds to make this initiative successful.
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As far as NSS is concerned, Mr. Tejas Khadilkar, the current Secretary, mentions that most of their budget goes into the organisation of events like National Social Summit and Blood Donation Camps. In addition to these, he says that initiatives like cloth distribution drives, cleanliness drives, teaching classes, and various guest lectures take up a major chunk of their budget. He further adds, _“The constraint of budget keeps us from inviting high profile guests as we are barely able to fund their correspondingly high travel and hospitality expenses.”_
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### Our Two Cents
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