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Objectives:

• To evolve a mechanism for the prevention and redressal of sexual harassment cases and other acts of gender-based violence in the institution.
• To ensure the implementation of the policy in letter and spirit through proper reporting of the complaints and their follow-up procedures.
• To provide an environment free of gender-based discrimination.
• To ensure overall wellbeing of students and staff of the college.
• To organize gender sensitization and gender related legal awareness programme.
• To create a secure physical and social environment which will deter acts of sexual harassment.
• To deal with cases of discrimination and sexual harassment in a time bound manner, aiming at ensuring support services to the victimized
• To promote a social and psychological environment that will raise awareness about sexual harassment in its various forms.

Function of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC):

The Committee is entrusted with promoting measures aimed at achieving gender equality, removal of gender bias or discrimination, sexual harassment, and other acts of gender-based violence by organising awareness programmes and campaigns for the benefit of all members of the College.

• Ensure a work place that is free from sexual harassment/gender discrimination,
• To ensure that the mechanism for registering complaints is safe, accessible and sensitive.
• To take cognizance of complaints about sexual harassment, conduct enquires, provide assistance and redressal to the victims recommend penalties and take action against the harasser if necessary.
• Organize gender sensitization awareness programmes.
• To ensure that victims or witnesses are not threatened or penalised for making complaints.
• To make arrangements for appropriate psychological, emotional and physical support to the victim if so desires.