Objectives

• To Work towards building a gender sensitized environment at our institute.
•  To provide a neutral, confidential and supportive environment for members of the campus
  community who may have been sexually harassed.
•  To ensure the fair and timely resolution of sexual harassment complaints.
•  To promote awareness about sexual harassment through educational initiatives.
•  To inform the campus community of their right to a respectful work and learning environment.
• To build gender-neutral workplace

Aim

Meeting Of The Cell

The Cell shall meet at least twice every academic year and the intervening period between two
meetings shall not exceed six months.

• The Chairperson of the Cell can call a Special Meeting at any time upon the written request of
  not less than one third of the total number of members of the Cell, on a date not later than fifteen
  days after the receipt of such requisition by the Chairperson.
• The quorum for any meeting of the Cell shall be one third of its members. If the quorum is not
  present at any meeting, it shall be adjourned for half an hour and proceed with those who are
  present and the proceedings of such a meeting shall not be challenged on the ground of absence
  of quorum.
• Grievance procedure:
•  The complainant will have to submit a written and signed complaint addressed to the Principal/
  Secretary of the Cell manually or can put it in the complaint box placed in the campus or can
  mail to “Women Grievance Cell” – ancgrievancecell@gmail.com .
•  The complainant for a personal meeting, usually within a week from the submission of the
  written complaint.
•  The members of the Cell will discuss the complaint.
•  If the case falls outside the purview of the Cell, the complainant will be informed about the same
  by the appropriate authority.
• If the case comes under the purview of the Cell, an enquiry committee will be set up. The
  Committee will submit a report and recommend the nature of action to be taken at the earliest by
  the appropriate authority.

Penalties And Punishment For Sexual Harassment

The Cell may recommend the following penalties on a person found guilty of sexual harassment:
I. An employee:
Minor Penalties:
(i) Warning, Reprimand or Censure
(ii) Fine
(iii) With holding of increments or promotion
(iv) Reduction to a post in the lower pay‐scale or to a lower stage of increment in his own pay‐scale.
Major Penalties:
(i) Compulsory retirement
(ii) Termination of service
(iii) Removal/dismissal from service
II. A student:
Minor Penalties:
(i) Warning
(ii) Written Apology
(iii) Bond of good behaviour
(iv) Debarring entry into a hostel/campus/off‐campus
(v) Suspension for a specified period of time
(vi) Holding results.
Major Penalties:
(i) Excluding from examinations for a specified period of time
(ii) Drive out from Institute. The Institute shall decide whether the person against whom a complaint
of sexual harassment is made should be placed under suspension.
Current Members of the Cell:
As per guidelines given in Vishakha Judgment and according to the State Govt. directions, Anand
Niketan College ,Anandwan, Worora has duly constituted „Women Grievance Cell

Committee