"POSH Act: The POSH Act has been enacted with the objective of preventing and protecting women against workplace sexual harassment and to ensure effective redressal of complaints of sexual harassment. The statute aims at providing every woman (irrespective of her age or employment status) a safe, secure and dignified working environment, free from all forms of harassment. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is a legislative act in India that seeks to protect women from sexual harassment at their place of work. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on 3 September 2012. It was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 26 February 2013."
For this purpose, sexual harassment includes such unwelcome sexually determined behavior (whether directly or by implication) as:
- Physical contact and advances;
- A demand or request for sexual favors
- Sexually colored remarks
- Showing pornography
- Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature. The college has taken various initiatives to support the Students, Teaching and Non-teaching Staff in the campus. In order to have the best learning and working experience and as per the Law, the college has taken all care to protect and safeguard the students and the employees from any acts of sexual harassment and provide an environment free of gender based discrimination.
The Committee against Sexual Harassment is formed as part of a larger institutional framework for the creation of a safe campus with utmost focus towards gender equity. The Committee’s chief mandate includes considering complaints or grievances in relation to sexual harassment offences committed on campus and awareness-raising.
It’s important that awareness and sensitization are crucial to preventing sexual harassment. The Committee conducts sensitization aimed at facilitating respectful interaction between genders. The present Committee consists of 5 members. There is a separate anti sexual harassment squad with representation from all the departments to ensure the smooth affairs with regard to working of the committee.
Committee against Sexual Harassment
College Internal Complaint Committee/ Anti-sexual Harassment Committee for the year 2021-22:
Report of “Swaraksha- A Self Defence Workshop for Woman”
KVG College of Engineering, Sullia College Internal Complaint Committee (CICC) International Women’s Day Celebration 2022-23
Session on (i) Women’s Safety and (ii) Health hygiene and stress management for women
Session on ((i) “Breast & Ovarian cancer Detection and treatment (ii) Menstrual Problems and Use & Advantages of Menstrual Cups”
- The complainant will have to submit a written and signed complaint addressed to the convener of the Cell.
- The counselor will call the complainant for a personal meeting, usually within a week from the submission of the written complaint
- The members of the Cell will discuss the complaint
- If the case falls outside the purview of the Cell, the complaint will be informed to the Principal
- If the case comes under the purview of the Cell, an enquiry committee will be set up
- The Committee will submit a report and recommend the nature of action to be taken at the earliest (not exceeding ten days)