Internal Complaints Committee (Internal Committee)

1. 9435149888 (Dr. MonalishaRoychaudhury, Chairperson, ICC, Bikali College)
2. 9957492862 (Dr. Pranita Mahanta, Member, ICC, Bikali College)
3. 8811934401 (Dhananjoy Rabha, Member, ICC, Bikali College)
4. 9642286274 (Rakhee Naiding, Member, ICC, Bikali College)
5. 7896193922 (BonditaBorbora, External Member, ICC)

WOMEN HELPLINE (WHL) *181

EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT SYSTEM (ERSS) *112

PENAL CONSEQUENCES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE AS PER PROVISION OF SECTION 19(B) OF THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE ACT, 2013

PENALTIES:

An employer can be subjected to a Penalty of Rs. 50,000/- for

• Failure to constitute Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
• Failure to act upon recommendation of the Complaints Committee or
• Failure to file an annual report to the District Officer where required or
• Contravening or attempting to contravene or abetting contravention of the Act or Rules.

Where an employer repeats a breach under the Act, they shall be subject to:

• Twice the punishment or higher punishment if prescribes under any other law for the same offence.
• Cancellation/Withdrawal/Non-renewal of registration/license required for carrying on business or activities

Monitoring is a critical yardstick to measure success in terms of compliance with the Act. Additionally, it highlights those areas, in terms of law and practice, which may require improvement and/or additional information and guidance at both the state as well as the workplace levels.