INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE (ICC)

About ICC

The institution also adheres to the guidelines for the prevention of sexual harassment, which guide the implementation of a gender-just environment and assist students in understanding the social and cultural constructs.

In accordance with the UGC (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2015, as amended by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013, and in partial modification of Office Order No. 449 dated 05.08.2016, the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is re-constituted as follows to deal with the complaints concerning sexual harassment at work.

Mechanism

The institution has established the ICC on 9th September, 2016 in accordance with Supreme Court guidelines, UGC guidelines, and the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Anti-Sexual Harassment Cell (ICC) is reconstituted to provide for the effective enforcement of the basic human rights of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment and abuse, as well as to provide a conducive environment on campus to all staff members/stakeholders. The committee works to prevent, prohibit, and address sexual harassment of women at the campus, as the institution has a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment.

Objectives of the Committee

• To prevent sexual harassment among staff, students, and other employees by promoting/fostering gender equality.
• To deal the cases of sexual harassment in a timely manner, aims at ensuring support services to the victimized, prevention and termination of the harassment.
• Recommend appropriate redress and punitive action against the guilty to the Management.
• Complying with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013, develop and implement a policy against sexual harassment of women at the campus.
• To protect women’s rights for the prevention and redressal of sexual harassment of women.
• To develop a permanent mechanism at the institution for the prevention, prohibition, and redress of sexual harassment of women.
• To actively promote a social, physical, and psychological environment that raises awareness of and prevents acts of sexual harassment of women.
• To take all necessary and reasonable steps, including the formation of appropriate committees for gender sensitization and the investigation of sexual harassment complaints.