INTERNAL COMPLAINT COMMITTEE

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Purpose of Internal Complaint Committee (ICC)

The main purpose of the ICC is to create and encourage a safe working environment for all the women employed by the institute and girl students with objective mentioned below:

• To create a healthy environment in the campus where every girl feels safe and self confident without any problems relating to gender discrimination and sexual harassment

This committee is designed to satisfy law:
Section 3(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: “No woman shall be subjected to sexual harassment at any workplace.”

Functions of ICC

1. To address the informal and formal complaints of any female employee or student as specified in the objectives of the cell.
2. To ensure the fair and timely resolution of the complaints.
3. To provide counseling and support services on our campus.
4. To promote awareness about sexual harassment and other acts of gender based violence through educational initiatives that encourages and fosters a respectful learning work environment at the institute

Who are protected under this act?

All women who work or visit DKTE, Ichalkaranji, whether on a regular, temporary, ad hoc, or daily pay basis, are protected.
• This covers all women, whether they are employed directly or indirectly through an agency, including a contractor, with or without the knowledge of the primary employer.
• They may be working for pay, on a volunteer basis, or both.
• Their employment terms might be express or inferred.
• She might also be a coworker, a contract worker, a probationer, a trainee, an apprentice, a student, or any other name.

What is Sexual Harrasment at the workplace?

“Sexual Harassment” comprises any or all of the following unwanted acts or behaviour (directly or indirectly), namely:
• Physical contact or approaches;
• A demand or request for sexual favours;
• Making highly sexualized remarks;
• Showing pornography;
• Any other unwanted physical, verbal, or nonverbal sexual behavior

Procedure

Who can complain?

The complainant

In case of physical incapacity by

• Complainant’s friend

• Complainant’s relative

• Co worker

• Guardian or authority under whom the complaint may be taking treatment

• Any other person who has the knowledge of the incident with the consent of thecomplainant

When should you complain?

The complaint must be submitted to the internal complaints committee (ICC) within 3 months after the previous reported incidence of sexual harassment

How to file complain?

• The written complaint should contain a description of each incident(s).

• It should include relevant dates, timings and locations; name of the respondent(s); and the

• working relationship between the parties.

• The complaint SHOULD NOT be anonymous

• The complaint should be in a sealed cover

Where to file complaint?

• To the Head of the Department / Dean / Director / Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

• Sources receiving complaints other than the ICC must submit the complaint in sealed cover to the ICC for further investigation and the redress procedure to begin promptly.

Internal Complaint Committee Member

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Sr.No.	Name	Profession	Designation
1	Ms. S.M.Bairagdar	Faculty	Chairman
2	Dr. Mrs.M.R.Shetti	Counsellor	Member
3	Mr. P.S.Kulkarni	Faculty	Member
4	Mrs. G.M.Kulkarni	Faculty	Member
5	Mrs. S.G.Chougule	Non-Teaching Staff	Member
6	Mr. M.D.Mujawar	Non-Teaching Staff	Member
7	Miss Prachi Bidkar	Student Representative	Member
8	Miss. Disha Patil	Student Representative	Member
9	Mr. Nikhil Danole	Registrar	Member

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