Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Prime Minister and Education Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament yesterday that university's Victim Support Committee (VSC) or the University Grants Commission's 24/7 Anti-Ragging Hotline have been formulated for students in universities and other higher educational institutes to report any incidents related to physical, verbal or emotional abuse without fear of retaliation.

Victim Support Committees (VSCs) in universities are institutional bodies established to protect and assist students who experience ragging, bullying, or sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

They provide confidential counselling, emergency hotlines, and safe documentation of incidents, co-ordinating with university authorities for i...