India, Feb. 27 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday issued draft regulations on establishment of Equal Opportunity Centres (EOC) in higher education institutions (HEIs) to oversee implementation of policies and programmes for disadvantaged groups.

The education regulator's move follows the Supreme Court direction on January 3 to notify within six weeks new regulations to combat caste-based discrimination and suicides in higher education institutions. The directive came during the hearing of a 2019 petition filed by Radhika Vemula and Abeda Salim Tadvi, mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who died by suicide in 2016 due to alleged caste discrimination.

The 'Draft UGC Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institut...