Port Blair, Nov 15 : In pursuance to Government of India’s Gazette Notification No. U-11023/02/2014-UTL dated 26.11.2014, & the Lt. Governor (Administrator) of A&N Islands Notification dated 12.12.2014 and in terms of Chapter III of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, the “Local Complaints Committee” for Sexual Harassment at Workplace, South Andaman District, A&N Islands is constituted, with the 1. Smt. Anuradha Lall, Founder/ President, Reputed NGOs as Chairperson, Smt. Arudra Prasad as Member Secretary, AD (Admn), District Office, SA, Shri P. Kannan, Social Worker as Member and Smt. Shaima Shamim, NGO Member as Member.
This Committee will receive and address complaints of sexual harassment from establishments where the Internal Complaints Committee has not been constituted, which can be due to having less than ten workers or if the complaint is against the employer himself u/s 6 (1) of the Act.
The Assistant Director (Admn), District Office, South Andaman being the Member Secretary will coordinate and provide secretarial assistance to the committee.
The Complaint Committee shall take necessary steps to prevent or deter the commission of acts of sexual harassment in the workplace and to generate awareness in this regard.
The procedure to be followed will be as per relevant sections (Chapter IV, V, VIII etc) of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 & The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal), Rules, 2013.
Public is hereby informed of the same, such complaints against sexual harassment at work place are to be sent to the Member Secretary, Local Complaints Committee, South Andaman District/ Assistant Director (Admn), DC Office, Port Blair. For any other information, please contact at Phone Nos. 03192- 232204, 232575.
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