YA CHIRALA GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE (ICC)

          In pursuance of UGC (Prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment of women employees and students in higher educational institutions) Regulations 2015, read with Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of the College is constituted as under to deal with complaints relating to Sexual harassment at the work place.

OBJECTIVE:

        The Objective of the ICC is to develop healthy and safe atmosphere for the faculty and students of the College and to prevent sexual harassment or exploitation of any kind. Policy measures and procedures are laid down to combat sexual harassment, if any arises, and the students are made aware of these proactive measures through seminars and outreach programmes. The college’s Internal Complaints Committee addresses the grievances filed in a confidential and sensitive manner.

Roles and Responsibilities:

          If any student approaches a committee member or through any kind of message, necessary action is taken through counselling and conciliatory methods. If it requires an inquiry, it will be conducted, and the matter will be sorted as soon as possible.

Procedure upon filing of complaint:

• On receipt of a complaint, the ICC shall conduct a preliminary enquiry so as to ascertain the truth of the allegations by collecting the documentary evidence as well as recording statements of any possible witnesses including the complainant.
• ICC shall then submit the preliminary enquiry report to the principal, along with all the original documents adduced during the preliminary enquiry proceedings.
• In case the allegations are not in the nature of sexual harassment, the ICC may refer such complaints to the Grievance Redressal Cell or to the principal.
• Where sexual harassment occurs as a result of an act or omission by any third party or outsider, the ICC shall take all steps necessary and reasonable to assist the affected person in terms of support and preventive action.
• The ICC will try to resolve issue in a time bound manner.
• The complaints will be confidential.
• ICC UGC REGULATIONS 2015

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