The objective of the Women's Grievance Redressal Cell:-
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The Cell will deal with the cases/complaints of sexual harassment and any other type of harassment of the female students, teaching and non-teaching women staff of the college.
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The Cell shall process all the individual complaints and take immediate suitable action.
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The Cell will assist the Faculty/Colleges for taking preventive steps in the matter of gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
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The Principal will be the Chairman of the Cell and may appoint members of the cell.
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The Cell may form/review the guidelines/policy for redressal of the grievance as required from time to time, which may be following those issued by Supreme Court and Government Agencies.
Grievance Procedure:-
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Any women employee or female student will have the right to complain about sexual harassment against a male student or the employee of the institute by writing a letter or putting the complaint in the Principal’s office.
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The complaint will be afforded full confidentiality at this stage.
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After receiving the complaint, the chairman shall convene the meeting of the cell.
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The chairman will appoint an investigation committee; the Coordinator will convene the meetings.
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The investigation committee shall then decide the course of action to proceed.
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The complaint will stand dropped if under the committee the complaint has not been able to disclose prima-facie an offense of sexual harassment by complainer /her representative.
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In case the investigation committee decides to proceed with the complaint, the wishes of the complainer shall be ascertained and if the complainer wishes that a warning will suffice then alleged offender shall be called to the meeting of the committee, heard and if satisfied that a warning is just and proper, he will be warned about his behavior and non-occurrence of it. In case the complainer requests that the complaint should be proceeded with beyond mere a warning, the same may proceed within the manner prescribed hereafter.