IIT- Madras on Tuesday named previous chief common of police of Tamil Nadu and resigned IPS officer G Thilakavathi as “Student Ombuds” to supervise and address concerns related to students’ grievances, security, and disciplinary matters.

Thilakavathi will play a pivotal part in cultivating and sustaining a comprehensive environment on the campus, guaranteeing that understudies have a strong environment for their scholarly and individual development, the founded said in an explanation.

"The ‘Student Ombuds’ arrangement marks the institute’s commitment in keeping up a secure campus environment whereas guaranteeing that the well-being of understudies are protected,” IIT-M added. The arrangement comes in the midst of a few understudy suicides. Five understudies have passed on by suicide from February this year in IIT-M.

In February, understudies had gone on an overnight challenge against the administration. They put a list of requests and activities with IIT-M executive V Kamokoti counting an outside master committee to think about the mental wellbeing of IIT-M understudies, tending to the teacher- understudy relationship for inquire about researchers, expanding offices at the institute’s therapeutic centre. “This is choice of the Board of Governors is based on a proposition by the director,” the established said in reaction to HT.

Recognising that the emotional well-being of understudies could be a concern, the established propelled a “happiness” site amid IIT-M’s 64th founded day on April 20. “IIT Madras has continuously prioritized the welfare and security of our understudies, and Ms. Thilakavathi’s arrangement as Understudy Ombuds underscores our commitment to improving the in general encounter of our understudies whereas giving them with a trusted specialist to turn to in times of need,” Kamakoti said in a articulation on Tuesday.