Lok Sabha Question No. 4125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PARVESH SAHIB SINGH, B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4125

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2016

## SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE

4125.  KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

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

- (a)     whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 recently;
- (b)        if so, the details thereof and the decisions arrived thereat;
- (c)      whether the Government has set up or proposes to set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee for effective and timely redressal of complaints of sexual harassment at workplace;
- (d)       if so, the details thereof indicating the progress made and present status in this regard; and
- (e)      the further steps being taken by the Government to ensure effective implementation of the Act and handling of complaints in a sensitive manner?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHANA RAJ)

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Women  and Child Development regularly reviews the implementation of the Sexual Harassment  of  Women  at  Workplace  (Prevention, Prohibition  and  Redressal)  Act,  2013    in  workshops  and  conferences  with  State Governments/UT Administrations.  Further, the  Section 23 of the Sexual Harassment of Women  at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 casts responsibility on the State Government to monitor the implementation of this Act.
- (b) & (d): No Madam.
- (e)      The Government has enacted the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 to provide a safe and secure environment to women at the workplace. The Ministry of Women and Child Development had issued advisories to all States/UTs Government on 23 rd December, 2013 and 27 th October, 2014 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.  All Ministries/Departments in the Government of India have constituted Internal Complaint Committee under the Act.  Further, 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 been requested to ensure effective implementation of the Act amongst their members in private sector. The Ministry has also constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to identify a pool of  resource  persons  and  to  develop  a  training  module  for  the  training  of  Internal Complaint  Committees  constituted  under  Sexual  Harassment  of  Women  at  Workplace

(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

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