STUDENTS / INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
Women’s Grievance
Redressal Cell (WGRC)
[ Internal
Complaints Committee(ICC)]
[ As per The
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act 2013]
Aims & Objective:-
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To
Prevent Sexual harassment and to promote the general well-being of female
students, teaching and non-teaching women staff of the College.
v
To
provide a safe and appropriate working conditions in respect of work, leisure,
health and hygiene to further ensure that there is holistic environment towards
women.
Internal Complaints Committee:- Contact No.
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Smt.
T.A. Shaikh -- Presiding Officer 9356842191
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Prof.
P.V. Bhutale -- Member 9421853890
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Dr.(Smt.)
P.Y. Gangasagar -- Member 9921954866
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Dr.(Ms.)
D.N. More -- Member 9922758959
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Smt.
P.A. Kshirsagar -- Member 7588160918
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Shri
C.R. Dafne -- Member 9420815106
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Shri
B.P. Kulkarni -- Member 9922840703
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Smt.
S.B. Kadam -- Member 9881523788
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Dr.(Smt.)
Sharaddha Waghmare -- Member(External, Gynecologist)
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Adv.(Smt.)
Asha B. Lokhande -- Member(External,Advocate)
Functions:-
The
WGRC(ICC) has two major functions:-
·
Preventive
·
Remedial
Preventive:-
v To work towards creating an atmosphere
promoting equality, non-discrimination, and gender sensitivity
v To promote and facilitate measures to
create a work environment that is free from sexual harassment
Remedial:-
v To receive and take cognizance of
complaints made about sexual harassment at the college and give every complaint
a serious consideration
v Crisis Management, Mediation and Counseling
v To conduct inquiries into the complaints, place
findings and recommendations
regarding penalties
against the culprits.
What is Sexual Harassment:-
Sexual harassment includes such unwelcome sexually
determined behavior (whether directly or by implication as :
a) Physical Contact and advances;
b) a demand or a request for sexual favours;
c) Sexually colored remarks;
d) Showing pornography;
e) any other unwelcome physical verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature, eve-teasing etc;
f) Any unwelcome
message through mobile/phone/WhatsApp.
etc
How to Lodge a Complaint:-
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Any
female student/woman employee of the college shall have the right to lodge a
complaint with any of the Members of the ICC.
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Any
female student can drop the complaint in the suggestion Box
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All
complaints must be brought oral, or written, by the complainant in person.
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In
exceptional cases third party/witness complaints may be entertained. In such
cases , the Committee will ascertain whether the woman alleged to have been
sexually harassed wishes to lodge a formal complaint. Once such a complaint is
received the Committee shall proceed to inquire into it as per the procedure
specified.
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Where
the Committee takes suo-moto notice
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After
receiving the complaint, the committee shall then decide whether the complaint
deserves to be proceeded with.
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Every
complaint shall be duly recorded in the register maintained by the ICC.
Procedure for Investigation:-
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The
committee shall give the accused an opportunity in written to explain within
three working days why he should not be punished for the act of sexual
harassment on his part
v If the written explanation of the accused is not found to be satisfactory or if he does not provide any written explanation, the Committee will decide whether the offence deserved
a minor or a major penalty.
Penalties/Punishments For Sexual Harassment:-
If a
student/employee found guilty of sexual harassment he shall be liable to
receive the following penalties. The
penalties listed below are indicative and shall not constrain the College
Management from considering others:
Minor Penalties:-
Ø Warning or reprimand.
Ø Written apology
Ø Bond/Undertaking of Good behavior
Ø Debarring entry into the Campus
Ø Suspension for a specific period
Ø With holding Results
Ø Counselling.
Major Penalties:-
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Expulsion
from the College
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Debarring
from the examinations for longer period.
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