WOMEN’S GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELL In perspective of the expanding number of young lady under graduates in the grounds. Women Grievance Redressal Cell is shaped to determine the ladies grievances in regards to gender discrimination and inappropriate behavior protestations of its students and make every effort to guarantee that the young lady feels secure. The Cell is responsible for looking into any complaints filed by students and staff about Woman Grievances at the college through personal contact or digital medium.
The functions of the cell are to purely safeguard the rights of female students, faculty and staff members of women and also to provide a platform for listening to complaints. The Cell tries to incorporate hygiene habits and ensure a healthy atmosphere in and around the college. It tries to equip them with the knowledge of their legal rights and redressal of their grievances.
The counseling cell processes oral and written complaints. Time to time the cell conducts seminars and lectures by specialists and eminent personalities to stop violence against women, sexual harassment at work and about health, hygiene etc., Objective of the women’s Grievance Redressal CellTo resolve issues pertaining to girls/women sexual harassment
To equip the female students and faculty with knowledge of legal rights
To safe guard the rights of female students, faculty and staff members
To provide a platform for listening to complaints and redressal of grievances
To incorporate hygiene habits and ensure a healthy atmosphere in and around the College.
The Principal will be the chairman of the Cell and may appoint members of the cell
The Cell may form reviews the guidelines / policy for redressal of the grievance as required from time to time, which may be in accordance with those issued by Supreme Court and Government Agencies.
If you are being harassed, this is what you can do:
• Don ‘t feel a sense of shame. Tell the harasser very clearly that you find his behavior offensive.
• Don’t ignore the harassment in the hope that it will stop on its own. Come forward and complain.
• Talk to somebody you trust about the harassment. It will not only give you strength but also help others in similar situations to come forward and complain
• Keep a record of all incidents of harassment in a notebook. If you feel the need to register a formal complaint later, this record will be helpful.
Lodge a written complaint to the WPGC cell either personally or to the Email id: nriwomenprotection@gmail.com or contact:8500488720
Grievance procedure
Any women employee or female student will have the right to lodge a complaint concerning sexual harassment against a male student or the employee of the institute by writing a letter or putting the complaint in the Principal’s office. The complaint will be afforded full confidentiality at this stage.
After receiving the complaint, the chairman shall convene the meeting of the cell.
The investigation committee shall then decide the course of action to proceed.
The complaint will stand dropped if in accordance to the committee the complaint has not been able to disclose prima-facie an offence of sexual harassment by complainer /her representative.
In case the investigation committee decides to proceed with the complaint, the wishes of the complainer shall be ascertained and if the complainer wishes that a warning will suffice then alleged offender shall be called to the meeting of the committee, heard and if satisfied that a warning is just and proper, he will be warned about his behavior and non¬occurrence of it.
In case the complainer requests that the complaint should be proceeded with beyond mere a warning, the same may be proceeded with in the manner prescribed hereafter.
In the event that the investigation committee deciding that the accused be imposed a minor punishment/penalty, the said penalty will be recommended by the investigation committee to the chairman of the cell for decision
If the investigation committee comes to a conclusion that the accused in case if his guilt proved, should be imposed a major punishment, it shall make a recommendation of action. If the accused is an employee, he may be placed under suspension under the provisions of act.
If a person is charged with physical molestation or rape on college / society’s premises, he shall be immediately placed under suspension pending the completion of the investigation and enquiry. Appropriate actions can be initiated as per the laws of Indian penal code.
Punishment for sexual harassment Any member of the institute fraternity (Student/employee/outsider related to institute ) found guilty of sexual harassment shall be liable to be punished. This shall be subject to the same penalties for major or minor misconduct as prescribed under government / university rules.
A student guilty of sexual harassment shall be liable for any of the following penalties:
a) Warning or reprimand.
b) Suspension from university/ college for a period of one month.
c) Debarment from appearing for the examination for a period up to three years.
d) Rustication from the university as the case may be.
e) Any other punishment as defined by the government/ university act.
Protection against Victimization:
The committee noted and approved the policy on Protection against Victimization of the Women’s Grievance Redressal Cell as following:
In the event of the complainer being a student and the accused being a teacher, during the pendency of the investigation and inquiry and even after such an enquiry if the teacher is found to be guilty, the accused will not act as an examiner for any examination for which the student appears.
In the event the complainer and the accused both being employees, during the pendency of the investigation and enquiry even after such an enquiry if the accused is found to be guilty the accused shall not write the conduction of the complainer. If it is otherwise so authorized.
