Anti Sexual Harassment Committee

With regard to the Supreme Court Judgment and guidelines issued in 1997 to provide for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment and abuse, more particularly against sexual harassment at work places, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued circulars since 1998, to all the universities, advising them to establish a permanent cell and a committee; to develop guidelines to combat sexual harassment, violence against women and ragging at the universities and colleges. Keeping the above guidelines in view Shriram College of Agriculture, Paniv has constituted a Committee against Sexual Harassment.

Objectives:

• To develop guidelines and norms for a policy against sexual harassment.
• To develop principles and procedures for combating sexual harassment.
• To organize gender sensitization awareness programmes.
• To advise complainants of the informal and formal means of resolution as specified by the Cell.
• To provide information regarding counseling and support services on our campus.
• To ensure that students, faculty and staff are provided with current and comprehensive materials on sexual harassment and assault.
• To promote awareness about sexual harassment through educational initiatives those encourages and foster a respectful and safe campus environment.

The members of the committee for the academic year 2021-22

            The Committee consists of members of the faculty, Teaching staff and students’ representatives. The members of the committee for the current academic year are: