GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR MEN
KURNOOL

Maintenance of Infrastructure

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The institution mainly focuses on optimal utilization of physical, academic and support facilities and has established systems and procedures for maintaining them. It is being done by the following committees:

• Stock verifications Committee for laboratories
  
• Library committee
  
• Games and Sports Committee
  
• Furniture Committee
  

The above committees verify the equipment or facilities with stock register and suggest any kind of suggestions to improve the facilities and submit the report to the Principal for further review with the concerned departments.

1. Laboratories: All the staff of science departments ensures the proper and optimum utilization of the equipment in the laboratories. Each lab has support staff like Lab Assistant, Herbarium Keeper, Record Assistant and Office subordinate who maintains laboratories under the supervision of the in-charge of the department. The request for the purchase of new equipment required is resolved by the department in their departmental meetings and indent is placed before the staff council for approval. The principal refers to the purchase committee which takes care of transparency in the purchase of equipment. All the purchases made are entered into the stock register which is checked annually by the Stock Verification Committee by 31st March of every year. The Departments have Annual Maintenance Contracts with the suppliers for the repair and maintenance.

2. The maintenance of IT infrastructure like updating the software, removal of virus, networking and internet connectivity problems in the college are done under the supervision of the Department of Computer science. Regular servicing of computer systems is done by the services of technicians.

3. The requirement for purchase of new books, magazines and journals for the library is resolved by the Library committee and are purchased by the Purchase Committee. Pest control of library books and records, book binding of old books is done periodically.

4. Physical Director and members of games and sport committee maintain the gym and sports Infrastructure and equipment in the college.

5. The minor repairs of the existing furniture and purchases are done by the purchase committee in coordination with furniture committee and establishment section under the supervision of the Principal.

6. The maintenance of other infrastructural facilities like RO water plant, campus cleaning, washrooms, electrical and plumbing works are done by the support staff under the supervision of the Principal.

7. Campus cleaning is maintained by the contingent staff of various departments. Classroom cleaning and greening is maintained by the student community on third Saturday of every month. The teaching staff monitor the cleaning work of the respective classrooms.

8. Department of Botany and NSS units of the college look after the plantation and maintain the greenery in college campus regularly.