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The SKM’s J. M. Patel College Women Development Cell (CWDC) is a specially constituted body consisting of members from the teaching and non-teaching staff, representatives of students as well as a member from ‘SWADHAR’ a NGO with experience in women issues.

Its jurisdiction includes all students, staff (Teaching & Non-Teaching) and members of the Management.

Objectives of the Cell:

• To create awareness among girl students and women staff regarding women rights.
• To prevent and address any act of harassment, including sexual harassment.
• To deal with problems related to studies.
• To provide favourable environment for work/study.

Complaint Mechanism:

Complaints may be made in any of the following ways:

• Orally to any of the member of the CWDC.
• Register complaint on ROC – ‘REGISTRATION OF ONLINE COMPLAINT’ which is installed in the Girl’s Common room. (This has been designed by the BSc.IT Department of our college)

WDC Committee –

Incharge I/C Principal Mr. B. D. Reddy	Ex-Officio President
Mrs. Gracy D'souza	Chairperson
Mr. Rajpal Tayade	Teaching Staff (Commerce) Member
Mrs. Pranita Kamath	Teaching Staff (Commerce) Member
Mrs. Vinaya Modak	Non-Teaching Staff- Member
Mrs. Soniya Sharma	Teaching Staff (Self Finance) Member
Ms. Shraddha Meshram	Teaching Staff (Self Finance) Member
Student Representatives

Details of Women Development Activities conducted
2014-15
Sr. No	Date	Name of the Event
1	10th July 2014	Orientation	College WDC
2	1st September 2014	Putting up signage boards on information realting to sexual harassment	College WDC
3	12th November 2014	Lecture on Health and Human Body	Young Concepts
4	11th February 2015	Premat Padtana	Swadhar

2015-16
Sr. No	Date	Name of the Event
1	11th July 2015	Orientation of first year students
2	12th January 2016	Lecture on 'Relationships'	Mr. Aadesh Chauhan
3	13th January 2016	Workshop on Art of Creating First Impression	Mrs. Kalpana Khot , Image Consultant
4	14th January 2016	Lecture on Understanding Sexual Harassment	Mumbai Police and Public Concern for Governance Trust
5	23rd January 2016	Lecture on Health and Hygiene	Dr. Inamdar, Gynaecologist , Dattatray Nursing Home Goregaon West

2016-17
Sr. No	Date	Name of the Event
1	11th July 2016	Orientation of first year students
2	27th September 2016	Seminar on Anaemia - for girls	Rotary President Dr. Inamdar Panvalkar
3	6th December 2016	Gender Audit	College WDC

2017-18
Sr. No	Date	Name of the Event
1	5th August 2017	Orientation of first year students	College WDC
2	22nd August 2017	WDC Meeting	College WDC
3	22nd February 2018	Seminar on Sexual Reproduction System	Dr. Nileema Inamdar
		Haemoglobin, and Neurone Test
		BMD Test
4	16th September 2017	Mrs. Gracy Dsouza and Mrs. Pranita Kamath attended a workshop on Women Empowerment	Ruia College , Matunga
5	September	Self Defence Workshop	Ankita Patil
6	8th March 2018	Celebration of Women's Day	College WDC

2018-19
Sr. No	Date	Name of the Event
1	5th July 2018	Meeting of College WDC	College WDC
2	6th July 2018	Addressed the students of SY and TY regarding sanitation and Hygiene	Mrs. Gracy Dsouza & Mrs. Pranita Kamath
3	11th July 2018	Orientation of first year students
4	31st July 2018	Lecture on Grooming	Proctor & Gamble
5	6th to 8th September	Workshop on Meditation and Relaxation	NGO Heartfulness
6	28th September	Gender Sensitation	Mrs. Gracy Dsouza & Mrs. Pranita Kamath
7	15th October 2018	Inner Confidence	Proctor & Gamble and Healthcare Limited
8	29th January 2019	Managing Healthy Relationships	Ms. Smita Nair, 360o Success Coach & Breakthrough Expert
9	8th February 2019	Essay writing Competition	College
10	7th March 2019	Ahar	Nestle
11	8th March 2019	Women's Day Celebration	College WDC
12	6th October 2018	Gracy Dsouza participated in one day workshop on "Gender Safety Audit: Training the Trainers"	University of Mumbai Women's Development Cell in Association with Akshara Centre, Mumbai.
13	2nd March 2019	Ms. Kanwalpreet Kaur Puri, Member WDC attended State level intensive training workshop on UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2015	R. A .Podar College of Economics in collaboration with Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW)
14	6th March 2019	Gracy Dsouza participated in the National Seminar on 'Gendered Academic Cultures & Sexual Harassment in the Academia: #Metoo & Beyond"	Women Development Cell, University of Mumbai & Gender Issues Cell, K. C. College.

1	Presiding Officer	Mrs. Gracy D’souza	Chairperson
2	Two faculty members	CA Shailesh Palsuledesai- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Accountancy	Member
		Mrs. Pranita Kamath- Assistant Professor, Dept of Business Communication	Member
3	Two non-teaching employees	Mrs. Vinaya Modak – Office Superintendent	Member
		Mrs. Sushama Madan- Senior Clerk	Member
4	A member from NGO or a person familiar with sexual harassment issues	Mrs. Lata Nayak- Rotary Sanskardham Academy, Children with Special Needs	Member
5	Three Student nominees (if the matter involves students)