Himanshu Gupta – Manifesto

I, Himanshu Gupta, bearing ID number 2014A8PS355P am standing for the post of the General Secretary of the Students’ Union. The following are my manifesto points:

  1. Council Advisory Board
    1. Transparency – Open General Body Members’ (GBM) meetings twice a month;
    2. Awareness – Timely intimation of the Union Council’s initiatives and services;
    3. Accountability – A committee to monitor the progress of the elected members’ initiatives while also considering the manifestos of the unelected candidates.
  2. Round the clock online consultation from doctors
    1. A 40% discount will be given to BITSians on an on-demand healthcare app –Visit.
  3. Make in BITS
    1. Setting up MIT Fab Lab – Empowering students with state of the art fabrication machinery to facilitate challenging projects and gain hands on experience.
    2. Deferred Placement Programme – a provision for Final Year students to postpone placements by a year while working on their startup ideas.
    3. To exhibit acumen of technical clubs, gaining visibility and recognition from various stakeholders like sponsors, media houses etc.
  4. Toastmasters International
    1. Workshops for students’ public speaking skills & personality development.
  5. Engineers Without Borders, BITS Pilani Chapter
    1. Constructive projects for students with applications in the real-world.
  6. Amenities
    1. Low power coolers can be set up in each hostel room.
    2. Healthy food outlets will be opened.
    3. A Sanitary Napkin Dispensing Machine will be set up in Meera Bhawan.
  7. Intra-BITS free calling
    1. via Closed User Group (CUG) cellular connections and discounted Local, STD and data charges.
  8. Sustainable bike-sharing service
    1. The service will be made available at major locations, aided by CSR.