Introduction:
The Government of India has notified the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition Redressal). The Act and the Rules were both drawn up and passed in furtherance to the guidelines as laid down by the Supreme Court of India to ensure that women, in particular, are protected against Sexual Harassment at all work places, be it in public or private, and to create work environments that recognizes right to gender equality, life and liberty and equality in working conditions everywhere. Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj’s Arts and Commerce College, Satpur, Nashik gives an equal opportunity without regard to race, caste, religion, colour, marital status, sex, age, nationality, disability of its staff. The institution also believes that all employees and girls of the Institution have the right to be treated with dignity. The institution believes that Sexual Harassment in any form at college or workplace is a grave offence. The institution holds the responsibility to identify and prevent Sexual Harassment and to develop a culture of “zero tolerance” for any form of Sexual Harassment at the college or Workplace. The institution will respond promptly to reports of Sexual Harassment and will take prompt and appropriate steps to take cognizance of acts/behavior that violates this Policy and if necessary, facilitate legal action. Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee is reconstituted to provide for the effective enforcement of the basic human rights of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment and abuse, and to provide conducive atmosphere in the campus, to all the staff members, employees and students of Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj’s Arts and Commerce College, Satpur, Nashik. This Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy gives effect to the legal provisions contained in the Act and the Rules relating to protection against Sexual Harassment at Workplace and for establishing the necessary mechanisms for redressal of complaints of Sexual Harassment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

❖Procedures for Amending this Policy
This Policy can be amended for the purpose of changing the composition either by reducing or increasing the membership, grounds for terminating the members etc. By incorporating a statement as to why the amendment is required to be made to the Policy and the same has to be approved by majority of the members of the Committee. The Principal will then take necessary steps for such a replacement.

❖Extent of Autonomy
The committee will have complete autonomy in the performance of their tasks. In order to improve the work efficiency of the committee, the Principal will make allocations of clerical, infrastructural and supporting staff assistance if and whenever required by the committees.

❖Objectives

• To create a secure physical and social environment which will deter acts of sexual harassment
• To promote a social and psychological environment that will raise awareness about sexual harassment in its various forms
• To provide an environment free of gender-based discrimination
• To facilitate a safe environment that is free of sexual harassment
• To develop guidelines and norms for policies against sexual harassment
• To develop principles and procedures to combat sexual harassment
• To organize gender sensitization awareness programme
• To deal with cases of discrimination and sexual harassment in a time bound manner, aiming at ensuring support services to the victimized


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