CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, under the provisions of the POSH Act, the District Legal Services Authority, on behalf of the Central and State Government located in the district, heads of departments of all departments, employees and employers of public and private sector undertakings, students of inter colleges, vice-chancellors of universities and degree colleges. An awareness program and workshop was organized in the Collectorate Auditorium to make Chancellors, Principals and teachers, students of all educational institutions and such persons and institutions falling in other categories aware about the provisions of the Posh Act. While inaugurating the said awareness program/workshop, Mr. Bhupendra Pratap, Honorable Full Time Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, gave information about the provisions made in 2013 regarding Gender Harassment of Women at Workplace and every workplace where 10 or more personnel are deployed. Giving information about the formation of the Internal Complaint Committee and the local committee under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate at the district level, instructions were given to paste the information on the board regarding the Internal Family Committee. Shri Abhishek Kumar Pandey, District Probation Officer informed that under the Gender Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, Internal Complaint Committee has been constituted in all government offices and private sector undertakings. Till now, no complaint has been received from any office of the district under the POSH Act. The chairman and members of the internal complaints committee formed in all the government offices and private sector undertakings of the district participated in the workshop. In the workshop, Amit Kumar, Chief Legal Consultant, Anjesh Kumar Legal Consultant, Nandlal, District Program Officer, Saharanpur, Dr. O.P. Gupta, Additional Chief Medical Officer, Dr. R. Chandra, Additional Chief Medical Officer Lokchandra, Block Development Officer and Mrs. Neha Sharma from District Probation Office. , District Mission Coordinator, Hub for Women Impairment, Mrs. Rupa Harit and Mrs. Robin Saini, Gender Specialist, Hub for Women Impairment, Mrs. Reena, Mrs. Sushma, Ms. Deepa, Mrs. Ekta Sharma etc. were present.