IIT Delhi inaugurates new lactation room on campus open to both staff and students

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has created a lactation room on campus to support nursing mothers with a “dedicated private space”. It is open to both staff members and students who are new mothers and aims to build an inclusive and equitable campus for all.

The lactation room was made possible through a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of Shorthills AI, a global technology and generative AI services firm which is operational in both New Jersey and New Delhi.

The inauguration of the new lactation room was done in the presence of a new mother from the IIT Delhi community; Rangan Banerjee, director of IIT Delhi; and Angelie Multani, dean of diversity and inclusion at IIT Delhi.

During the event, Multani said: “Lactation rooms demonstrate our commitment to employees and students' well-being and to a more inclusive and supportive workplace culture where everyone’s needs are important.”

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IIT Delhi-Shorthills AI initiative

Paramdeep Singh, co-founder of Shorthills AI, who himself is an alumnus of IIT Delhi, talked about inclusivity and CSR initiative, saying that real progress comes from equal opportunity and care for all. He said that the lactation room initiative reflects Shorthills AI’s core values - enabling, uplifting, and standing beside women at every stage of their journey.

Shorthills AI was established in 2018 and since then, has been helping enterprises connect large data sets from across their organisation, and transforming it into actionable insights, according to the official statement.

IIT Delhi is one of the prominent technical institutes in India. It provides a number of academic courses including, but not limited to BTech, MTEch, and PhD programmes.