INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE (ICC)

About Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)


   The Women’s Grievance & Empowerment Cell which is also called Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is reconstituted on 19th June 2017.The committee is required to review periodically the empowerment & awareness programmes of women faculty, staff and girl students of the college for enhancing their role adopting specific strategies in achieving upward mobility. It provides an opportunity to the staff and students to bring their gender related issues to the notice of the higher authorities thereby creating a congenial atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. The committee deals with the complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace and finds amicable solutions.

Vision:

   To prevent gender discrimination and sexual harassment by empowering the women employees and the girl students

Mission:

  1. To empower the women employees and girl students by conducting periodical awareness programmes under the banner of Saheli Club
  2. To address complaints from girl students, teaching and nonteaching faculty members and take appropriate action.
  3. To create a secure physical, social and psychological environment to deter any act of sexual harassment.

Procedure:

  1. Any aggrieved woman/girl may make, in writing, a complaint of sexual harassment within the campus to the Internal Committee immediately.
  2. The Internal Committee before initiating an enquiry and at the request of the aggrieved woman take steps to settle the matter between her and the respondent through conciliation (provided that no monetary settlement shall be made as a basis of conciliation)
  3. Where a settlement has been arrived, the Internal Committee, shall record the settlement so arrived and forward the same to the employer to take action as specified in the recommendation.
  4. The Internal Committee, shall provide the copies of the settlement as recorded to the aggrieved woman and the respondents.
  5. Where a settlement is arrived, no further inquiry shall be conducted by the Internal Committee.
  6. The Internal Committee, shall, Where the respondent is employee, proceed to make inquiry into the complaint in accordance with the provisions of the service rules applicable to the respondents.
  7. For the purpose of making an inquiry , the Internal Committee shall have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) when trying a suit in respect of the following matters:  Summoning an enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him/her on oath.

Grievance Submission:


Presiding Officer



Dr. P. Sobha Rani

E-Mail: [email protected]

Members of the ICC Committee


Functions of the ICC Committee:

  1. Creates awareness about the Internal Complaints Committee among the academic and administrative units of the institution
  2. Ensures that the complainant and witnesses are not victimized or discriminated because of their complaint
  3. Encourages an open-dialogue between the complainant and the committee members
  4. Works in coordination with the University Policy Review Committee to ensure proper reporting of the complaints and the follow-up procedures
  5. Takes appropriates measures for prevention of gender discrimination in the institution
  6. Redresses the complaints received regarding sexual harassment
  7. Conducts programmes to empower the girl students and women employees thereby making them self-reliant.

Committee Members: