INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE (ICC)

The Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is constituted as per UGC Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions Regulations, 2015. The above regulations are based on the Government of India’s Sexual Harassment of Women at work place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. Mahilaratna Puspatai Hiray Arts, Science and Commerce Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Malegaon Camp constituted an Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) for maintaining healthy and safe environment for girls and women employees in the campus.

The ICC committee aims to prevent sexual harassment, promote well-being of all female students and staff members and create a gender sensitized community within academic and non-academic community in this educational institution.

Definition of Sexual Harassment - Sexual harassment includes any one or more of the following unwelcome acts or behavior (whether directly of by implication)

1. a) Physical contact and advances
2. b) A demand or request for sexual favors
3. c) Sexually colored remarks
4. d) Showing pornography, making or posting vulgar/ indecent/ sexual pranks
5. e) Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature

OBJECTIVES:

1) Eliminate act of harassment, either sexual or otherwise and provide appropriate procedure to deal with the problem in case of such occurrence.

2) Deal with it in a sensitive, prompt, unbiased and confidential manner.

3) To equip students, faculty and staff with the knowledge of their legal rights and redressal of their grievances.

4) To encourage the students to express their grievances/ problems freely and frankly without any fear of being victimized.

5) To promote a social and psychological environment to raise awareness of sexual harassment in its various forms.

6) To facilitate speedy delivery of justice, through organizing meetings at regular intervals.

FUNCTIONS:

The Internal Complaints Committee’s major functions entail:

• forceful implementation of the policies relating to the prevention of sexual harassment,
• strive to resolve complaints by the aggrieved complainant, and
• henceforth, recommend actions to be taken by the employer.

Facilites for ICC at METHODIST

The management of Methodist provided many facilities to promote NSS events in and out side the college campus .

1. Computer with LAN
2. Xerox
3. DSLR Camera
4. Handycam
5. Convyance for events out side
6. Seminar hall for events
7. Mementos and Certificates
8. Banners and flexies
9. Stationary

Composition of the Committee:

ICC cell Consists of 1 coordinator with 1 faculty members from each department and 1 student from each class.

S.No	Name of the faculty / Student	Department	Designation
1	Dr.S Sujatha, HOD	BM	Coordinator
2	Ms A. Swathi	BM	Member
3	Mrs. Mary Sowjanya	CE	Member
4	Mr D Rajasekhar	CSE	Member
5	Mrs. A. Archana	EEE	Member
6	Mrs.O.Ameena	ECE	Member
7	Mrs. I. Sowjanya	ME	Member
8	Mrs. A. L. Jayashree	H & S	Member
9	K Shiva Goud 160722732007	CE	Student Member
10	D Ramakrishna 160719734304	EEE	Student Member
11	R Manisha 160719735062	ECE	Student Member
12	Misbahuddin 160719736004	ME	Student Member
13	Madeeha majid 160722672024	BM	Student Member
14	Manisha 160719735062	ECE	Student Member

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Duties of the Internal Complaints Committee The Internal Complaints Committee once constituted, plays a pivotal role in the effective implementation of the provisions at the workplace.

A general list of duties of the Committee is enumerated as follows:

• Implementation of the Anti–Sexual Harassment Policy at the workplace
• Submit an Annual Report (Including details like the number of case files at their disposal, etc.)
• Bring about awareness about what comprises ‘sexual harassment’ at the workplace by way of workshops, posters, documents, notices, seminars, etc.
• Publicize the policy framework effectively
• Provide the victims with a safe and accessible mechanism of complaint
• Initiation of inquiry at the earliest
• Redress the complaints in a judicious manner
• Provide interim relief to the complainant
• Provide an opportunity for conciliation wherever possible
• Stick to the principles of natural justice at all stages of the proceedings
• Whenever required, forward the complaint to the police
• Submit the inquiry report along with recommendations
• Maintain confidentiality in regard to the proceedings taking place before the Committee

YEAR PLANNER

List of International and National Days/Weeks to be osbserved by ICC Cell

Sr. No.	Month	Name of the Days
1	June	World Day Against Child Labour
2	july	National Doctor’s Day
3	August	International Youth Day
4	September	Teachers Day
5	October	International Girl Child Day
6	November	National Law Day
7	December	Human Rights Day
8	January	Savitribai Phule Jayanti
9	February	Social Justice Day
10	March	International Women’s Day
11	April	World Health Day
12	May	Mother’s Day