Anti-Sexual Harassment Cell
Introduction:
The Government of India has notified the Sexual Harassment of Women at the
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition Redressal). The Act and the Rules were both
drawn up and passed in furtherance to the guidelines as laid down by the Supreme
Court of India to ensure that women, in particular, are protected against Sexual
Harassment at all work places, be it in public or private, and to create work
environments that recognizes right to gender equality, life and liberty and equality in
working conditions everywhere.
The New Education Institute, Nashik's Late Sau. Ratnaprabha Prabhakar Vaishampayan Arts, Commerce & Science Night College, Nashik.
gives an equal opportunity without regard to race, caste, religion, colour, marital
status, sex, age, nationality, disability of its staff. The institution also believes that all
employees and girls of the Institution have the right to be treated with dignity. The
institution believes that Sexual Harassment in any form at college or workplace is a
grave offence. The institution holds the responsibility to identify and prevent Sexual
Harassment and to develop a culture of “zero tolerance” for any form of Sexual
Harassment at the college or Workplace. The institution will respond promptly to
reports of Sexual Harassment and will take prompt and appropriate steps to take
cognizance of acts/behavior that violates this Policy and if necessary, facilitate legal
action.
Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee is reconstituted to provide for the effective
enforcement of the basic human rights of gender equality and guarantee against
sexual harassment and abuse, and to provide conducive atmosphere in the campus, to
all the staff members, employees and students of The New Education Institute, Nashik's Late Sau. Ratnaprabha Prabhakar Vaishampayan Arts, Commerce & Science Night College, Nashik.
This Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy gives effect to the legal provisions contained in the Act and the Rules relating to
protection against Sexual Harassment at Workplace and for establishing the
necessary mechanisms for redressal of complaints of Sexual Harassment and for
matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
❖Procedures for Amending this Policy
This Policy can be amended for the purpose of changing the composition either
by reducing or increasing the membership, grounds for terminating the members etc.
By incorporating a statement as to why the amendment is required to be made to the
Policy and the same has to be approved by majority of the members of the
Committee. The Principal will then take necessary steps for such a replacement.
❖Extent of Autonomy
The committee will have complete autonomy in the performance of their tasks. In
order to improve the work efficiency of the committee, the Principal will make
allocations of clerical, infrastructural and supporting staff assistance if and whenever
required by the committees.
❖Objectives
• To create a secure physical and social environment which will deter acts of
sexual harassment
• To promote a social and psychological environment that will raise awareness
about sexual harassment in its various forms
• To provide an environment free of gender-based discrimination
• To facilitate a safe environment that is free of sexual harassment
• To develop guidelines and norms for policies against sexual harassment
• To develop principles and procedures to combat sexual harassment
• To organize gender sensitization awareness programme
• To deal with cases of discrimination and sexual harassment in a time bound
manner, aiming at ensuring support services to the victimized
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