About Internal Complaints Committee (ICC):
Internal Complaints Committee is a mandatory committee as per the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013. It is a body envisaged to receive complaints on sexual harassment at the workplace from an aggrieved woman as well as to inquire into and make recommendations to the employer on the action required pursuant to its inquiry of such complaint made.
Composition and Tenure of the Chairperson and members of the Internal Complaints Committee at MANIT Bhopal
The committee constituted vide this institute office order No.R.17/2022/09/58 dated 01.09.2022 consists of the following members:
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Sl. No. |
Name, Designation & Dept./Section of the committee member |
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Composition |
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1. |
Dr.Dr.Alka Bharat, Professor Department of Architecture and Planning |
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Presiding Officer/ Chairperson |
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2. |
Dr. Nitin Dindorkar, Professor Dept. of Civil Engineering |
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Member |
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3. |
Dr. Namrata, Assistant Professor Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences |
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Member |
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4. |
Smt. Sarita Anand Founder & Director, Angels Social Development & Research Association |
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Member- NGO/ Associations |
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5. |
Ms. Kausalya G N, Senior Assistant Building Section |
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Member -Convener |
The presiding officer and every member of the Internal Complaints Committee shall hold office for three years from the date of issue of the office order (i.e., w.e.f. 01.09.2022). The terms and conditions of the aforesaid Internal Complaints Committee shall be the same as provided under the “Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013”.
Functions of the Internal Complaints Committee:
As per the provisions in the said Act, an Internal Complaint Committee at MANIT Bhopal has been constituted, generally:
- To evolve a permanent mechanism for the prevention and redressal of sexual harassment cases and other acts of gender-based violence at the institute.
- To uphold the commitment of the institute to provide an environment free of gender-based discrimination,
- To create a secure physical and social environment to deter any act of sexual harassment, and
- To promote a social and psychological environment to raise awareness on sexual harassment in its various forms.
Complaints of sexual harassment of women at MANIT Bhopal, if any, could be addressed to the presiding officer/chairperson of the aforesaid Internal Complaints Committee. The Internal Complaints Committee, after redressal of the grievances/complaints, shall submit its report to the Competent Authority, as per the said act.
Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of The Institute to deal with the cases of Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace.
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