Category: covid

Benevolent Fund

The IIT Delhi Benevolent Fund was instituted in March 2020 to receive voluntary contributions in a formal and transparent manner for meeting the needs of the people of the lower economic strata that depend on the campus community. Beneficiaries of this fund include the informal service providers of the campus (including rickshaw pullers, night mess workers, presswalas, dhobis and kabari-walas), construction …

Student Distress Fund

Students at IIT Delhi come from very diverse backgrounds, and many come from economically fragile families where small shocks can jeopardize their education and future plans. There have been several cases of students’ exigencies in terms of sudden critical illness, accidents and life threatening diseases etc. Often, the insurance cover is not sufficient. The institute, too, is unable to access …