The Women Empowerment Cell (WEC) of S.V. Arts College, Tirupati is established in November 2019 to empower girl students and women staff

The Women Empowerment Cell, the Department of Physical Education, N.S.S, N.C.C Coordinators, other departments and T.T.D management regularly organizes.Gender Equity Promotion programmes such as Awareness programmes on Women’s Day, Geetha Jayanthi, Saraswathi Yagam, Felicitation to Women Employees, Women Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Yoga wellness, Cyber-Crime and World Tater’s Day .

WEC functions hand-in-hand with the SHE team and other Non-Governmental organizations.

The N.S.S&N.C.C units of the college encourage more girl students to participate in the community service.

1. Women Empowerment Cell
   • Dr M. Vani – Co-ordinator, Ass. Prof & HOD of Zoology
   Members:
   • Dr S. Usha – HOD of Commerce.
   • Dr P. Munilakshmi – HOD of Bio Technology.
   • Smt.A. Surekha –Lecture in Botany.
   • Dr N.N. Sudharani– Contract Lecturer in Psychology.
   • Dr K. Jamuna– Contract Lecturer in Chemistry.
   • Dr D. Sri Silpa– Contract Lecturer in Electronics.
2. Discipline and Anti-Ragging Committee
   • Dr C. Mani – HOD of Statistics
   Members:
   • Cap Dr S. AzmalBasha – HOD of Psychology.
   • Dr P. Bhaskar– Sr lecture in History.
   • Dr P.V Chalapathi– Reader in Chemistry.
   • Dr. M. Prasad Rao– Lecture in Telugu.
   • Sri V. Ramesh – lecture in Maths.
   • Sri P. LokanadhaMandhadi – Lecture in Telugu.
3. College Administration provides security. Institution shows gender sensitivity in providing facilities such as
   1. Safety and Security
   2. Counselling
   3. Ladies Waiting Hall

The institution has round the clock security arrangement (24X7) with adequate security Staff on the campus. It works in shifts to ensure campus safety and student security .It is committed to provide a safe, conducive work and academic environment to students and employees. It is extremely alert to any kind of harassment and gender sensitivity.

Committees such as Discipline and Anti-Ragging have been constituted, in view of the welfare, safety and security of the girl students. Responsibility of these committees is to prevent ragging in the campus and to provide adequate protection to girl students.

Counselling sessions are also organized to women students on various issues such as their health and hygiene, handling the eve teasers and women rights .Girl students are exposed to programmes like cultural events, and Rangoli competitions which are conducted in youth festival at S.V. University Level, State level and National level. They participate in NCC,NSS and Sports etc to excel their calibre.

There is a separate Waiting Hall for girl students, where they can relax and have their lunch.