Lok Sabha Question No. 1173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV, JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1173

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018

## SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORK PLACE

## 1173.   KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)        whether  the  number  of  complaints  of  sexual  harassment  of  women  at  work  places  has increased in the country over the years;
- (b)        if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  complaints  received  by  the  National Commission for Women (NCW) during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)     whether the Government has also launched SHe-Box online complaint management system to register complaints related to sexual harassment of women at work place and if so, the number  of  complaints  registered  in  the  system  during  the  said  period  along  with  the action taken thereon;
- (d)      whether the NCW has stressed for setting up of an Internal Complaint Committee in each and every Government department/institution/ autonomous body in the country and if so, the details along with the compliance status thereof;
- (e)      the  details  of  laws  presently  in  force  under  which  the  complaints  regarding  sexual harassment of women at work places could be registered in the country; and
- (f)       the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure protection of women from sexual harassment at work places in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) &  (b)  The  details  of  number  of  complaints  registered  under  the  category  of  Sexual Harassment  at  Workplace,  State/UT  wise  during  last  three  years  and  current  year  i.e. 2015,2016, 2017 and 2018 (upto 5.2.2018) is at Annexure-I .
- (c)     In order to ensure the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Ministry has launched an online complaint management system titled Sexual Harassment electronic -Box (SHeBox) for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace of all women

employees  in  the  country,  including  government  and  private  employees.  So  far,  107 complaints have been received through portal 'SHe-box'. All concerned authorities have been requested for appropriate resolution.

- (d)       & (e) The  Sexual  Harassment  of  Women  at  Workplace  (Prevention,  Prohibition  and Redressal)  Act,  2013  mandates  all  the  workplace  which  include  any  department, organisation,  undertaking,  establishment,  enterprise,  institution,  office,  branch  or  unit which  is  established,  owned,  controlled  or  wholly  or  substantially  financed  by  funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government or the local authority or a Government  company or a  corporation  or  a  co-operative  society  having  more  than  10 workers to  constitute  Internal  Complaint  Committee  (ICC)  for  receiving  complaints  of sexual  harassment.The  Act  cast  an  obligation  upon  all  the  employers  to  constitute Internal  Complaint  Committee.  Section  23  of  the  Sexual  Harassment  of  Women  at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 casts responsibility on the appropriate Government to monitor the implementation of this Act.
- (f) Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  had  issued  advisories  to  all  States/UTs Government to ensure effective implementation of the Act. The Ministries/Departments in Government of India have also been advised to ensure the compliance of the Act from time  to  time.Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  along  with  the  industry  bodies,  Associated Chambers  of  Commerce  &  Industry  of  India  (ASSOCHAM),  Federation  of  Indian Chambers  of  Commerce  and  Industry  (FICCI),  Confederation  of Indian Society, Chamber  of  Commerce  &  Industry  (CCI),  and  National  Association  of  Software  and Services  Companies (NASSCOM)  have  also  been requested to ensure effective implementation of the Act amongst their members in private sectors.

Further,  Department  of  Personnel  and  Training  has  notified  the  amendments  to Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 and Central Civil Services (Classification, Control  and  Appeal)  Rules,  1965  align  with  the  Sexual  Harassment  of  Women  at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013.

Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  has  formulated  a  Handbook  on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.  The Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM) in consultation of Ministry of Women and Child Development has also prepared a training module for the training  of  Internal  Complaint  Committee  constituted  under  Sexual  Harassment  of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

Apart  from  the  above,  the  Ministry  has  empanelled  Institutes/Organizations  for imparting training programmes/workshops in different parts of the country under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) & (b) to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1173 for reply on 09.02.2018 regarding Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place

Number  of  complaints  registered  under  the  category  of  Sexual  Harassment  at  Workplace, State/UT wise during last three years and current year i.e. 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (up to 05.02.2018)

2018

|   S. No. | State                       |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 (upto 05-02-2018) |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |      2 |      2 |      0 |                        0 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |      4 |     11 |     12 |                        0 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |      0 |      0 |      0 |                        0 |
|        4 | Assam                       |      1 |      6 |      6 |                        1 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |     12 |     20 |     15 |                        1 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                  |      3 |      4 |      2 |                        0 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                |      5 |      4 |      6 |                        1 |
|        8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |      0 |      1 |      0 |                        0 |
|        9 | Daman &Diu                  |      0 |      0 |      0 |                        0 |
|       10 | Delhi                       |    100 |     82 |     77 |                        7 |
|       11 | Goa                         |      1 |      0 |      2 |                        0 |
|       12 | Gujarat                     |     15 |      7 |     12 |                        0 |
|       13 | Haryana                     |     33 |     30 |     39 |                        2 |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh            |      5 |      0 |      3 |                        0 |
|       15 | Jammu and Kashmir           |      3 |      5 |      3 |                        0 |
|       16 | Jharkhand                   |     14 |      9 |      4 |                        0 |
|       17 | Karnataka                   |     21 |     22 |     38 |                        3 |
|       18 | Kerala                      |      9 |      9 |      4 |                        0 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                 |      0 |      0 |      0 |                        0 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh              |     38 |     35 |     39 |                        1 |
|       21 | Maharashtra                 |     28 |     35 |     41 |                        4 |
|       22 | Manipur                     |      0 |      0 |      0 |                        0 |
|       23 | Meghalaya                   |      0 |      0 |      0 |                        0 |
|       24 | Mizoram                     |      0 |      0 |      0 |                        0 |
|       25 | Nagaland                    |      1 |      0 |      0 |                        0 |
|       26 | Odisha                      |      5 |      9 |      8 |                        0 |
|       27 | Pondicherry                 |      1 |      1 |      3 |                        0 |
|       28 | Punjab                      |      6 |      8 |     16 |                        2 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                   |     23 |     31 |     31 |                        3 |
|       30 | Sikkim                      |      0 |      1 |      1 |                        0 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                  |     24 |     38 |     17 |                        4 |
|       32 | Telangana                   |     20 |     12 |      8 |                        0 |
|       33 | Tripura                     |      1 |      0 |      1 |                        0 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh               |    120 |    129 |    147 |                       14 |
|       35 | Uttarakhand                 |      8 |      5 |      7 |                        0 |
|       36 | West Bengal                 |     19 |     23 |     28 |                        5 |

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