GHMC Internal Complaint Committee To Deal With Sexual Harassment Cases Recast

Hyderabad, Feb.12 (Maxim News): “Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013” enacted by the Centre and the State Women Development and Child Welfare Department, have developed a web portal http://tshebox.tewdcw.in to register Local Complaints Committee (LCC) and Internal Complaint Committee (ICC).

The Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) has been constituted with eight officers of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for registering and resolving the sexual harassment complaints at workplace and the same has been registered in the web portal and the email address [email protected] has been created for any complaints.

As three officers Harichandana Dasari, IAS, ZC (SIp), Shruthi Ojha, IAS, AC (Sanitation) and Sikta Patnaik, IAS, AC (IT), who are Chairman and Internal Members of ICC, GHMC have been transferred from GHMC, the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) has been re-constituted with P. Pravinya, IAS, Zonal Commissioner (Khairtabad Zone) Chairman; Priyanka Ala, IAS, Addl. Commissioner (Revenue, TL& Legal); A. Vijayalakshmi, AC (Admn); V. Mamatha, ZC (Kukatpally); B. Geetha Radhika, DC (Khairtabad), S. Pankaja, JC (Elections & Coordination); P. Saroja, JC (Admn); K. Sharada, AMC (Admn) in GHMC for registering and resolving sexual harassment complaints at workplace and the same has been modified in the web portal. Vemulapati Mrudula, Chief Mentor in Sayodhya, Home for Women in Need, is External Member.

The Committee, after receipt of sexual harassment complaints from women employees, shall register the same and take action for resolving the complaints at workplace as per rules/ Act and to submit the time to time reports to government. All the Addl. Commissioners, HoDs, Zonal Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners were asked to inform women employees working under their control regarding the said committee and ensure mail address “[email protected]” available for any complaint. (Maxim News)