police order POSH Act compliance audit in 15 days across Himachal
Shimla, March 3 -- To ensure a safe, dignified and harassment-free workplace for women, Himachal Pradesh DGP has directed a comprehensive statewide audit of the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) across all police units and establishments in the state.
The audit, to be completed within 15 days, will review whether Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) have been properly constituted in all eligible offices, whether they are functioning effectively, and whether mandatory procedures under the Act are being followed in letter and spirit. The directive comes in the backdrop of a complaint of a woman trainee constable at the PTC in Daroh in which she had alleged that an instructor had sent her objectionable messages on her phone. Following the complaint, the instructor was placed under suspension and the matter was referred to the ICC.htc...
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