Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

About ICC

Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is a mandatory committee that every employer is required to constitute within his organization to receive and redress complaints of sexual harassment.

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 or the POSH-SHW Act has laid down a detailed guideline to ensure a safe and harassment-free environment at workplace. In compliance with the instructions of National Commission for women and guidelines issued in implementation of the directives of Hon'ble Supreme Court Judgement dated 13th August, 1997 in the case of Visakha and others vs. State of Rajasthan and Others on the subject of sexual harassment of women in the workplace, the college had duly constituted an internal committee solely responsible for addressing and resolving the issues of any sexual harassment inside the college campus and is easily accessible by all employees. The college pledges to maintain a zero-tolerance policy in cases of sexual harassment and an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up with reference to the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India for prevention (through awareness) and redressal of Sexual Harassment.

Purpose

  • Prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment of women at the workplace in accordance with The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
  • To act against all forms of gender based harassment against employees and students of all sexes including the third gender (as per UGC Regulations, 2015).
  • The ICC will facilitate the redressal process and ensure that necessary redressal steps are taken by the authorities in question

Procedure for Lodging a Complaint

  • Complaints to be lodged within three months of the incident of sexual harassment.
  • Written complaints may be dropped into designated complaint box located in the college main building.
  • Complaints may also be emailed to tehattagovtcollege@gmail.com
  • The members of the ICC may be contacted for any assistance in lodging complaints.

Note

  • False and malicious complaints will be punishable as per existing rules.
  • Strict confidentiality will be maintained regarding the identity of the aggrieved person.
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1 POSH (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act, 2013 Click Here
2 UGC Regulations 2015 Click Here
3 Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Click Here
4 ICC policy declaration Click Here

Authority Structure

Designation Name Contact Details
Chairperson Dr. Liza Dutta
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
Email: lizadutta9@gmail.com
Mobile: 9679790465
Internal Member(s) Smt. Pallabi Chatterjee
Assistant Professor
Department of History
Email: ivychatterjee675@gmail.com
Mobile: 8918652329
Smt. Priya Tudu
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
Email: priya89tudu@gmail.com
Mobile: 9382181397
Smt. Abhirupa Majumder
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Email: abhirupa19@gmail.com
Mobile: 9434249126
Legal Advisor and External Member Anindita Biswas
Advocate
Sub Divisional Court, Tehatta
Email: biswasanindita812@gmail.com
Mobile: 9733780296
External Member Smt. Gargi Sengupta
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Sciece
Chapra Bangaljhi Mahavidyalaya
Email:gargisengupta.cbm@gmail.com
Mobile:7797598879
External Member Smt. Mahananda Basu
Social Activist
Dhubulia, Nadia
Email: iamsweetmahananda@gmail.com
Mobile: 8250663934

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