Rewari: Govt officers trained to prevent sexual harassment at workplace

A special training session-cum-workshop was organised for all officers of Rewari district to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace on Wednesday.

Chairing the workshop, Rewari Additional Deputy Commissioner Rahul Modi directed the heads of all departments to ensure that an internal committee was formed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act), 2013, commonly known as PoSH Act, in all offices where more than 10 employees were working.

“After forming the internal committee, a report has to be sent to the office of the Nodal Officer-cum-District Programme Officer, Women and Child Development.

It is also mandatory for all institutions to register themselves on the Sexual Harassment electronic Box — or SHe-Box — portal,” the ADC said.

He warned that if any institution did not form the internal committee, legal action would be taken against the official(s) concerned under the PoSH Act.

Modi asked the officers to make all employees and members of the internal committees at their offices aware about the provisions of the PoSH Act.

Shalu Yadav, District Programme Officer, Women and Child Development Department, provided detailed information to all department heads at the workshop about the PoSH Act meant to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace.

Advocate Dr Sarin Yadav from Udaan Foundation provided detailed information about the formation of internal committees (ICs) at the offices and their mandate.

Nearly 150 officers from different departments, including the Panchayat Department, Police Department, Education Department, Labour Commissioner’s office, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), Women and Child Development Department, Health Department, Excise and Taxation Department, Electricity Corporation, Social Welfare Department, different universities, colleges, schools and other departments participated.