Internal Complaints Committee(ICC)

Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

The “Internal Complaints Committee” of Haldia Government College is designated under UGC Notification (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions Regulation of 2015).  The Internal Complaints Committee works to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. It provides comprehensive assistance against any complaint of sexual harassment at workplace. All students and teaching and non-teaching staff of the college are requested to feel free to discuss any issue related to this matter with the Committee. Please contact the committee members for any type of assistance. The following constitute sexual harassment under the said Act.

• Physical contact and advances; or
• A demand or request for sexual favours; or
• Making sexually coloured remarks; or
• Showing pornography; or
• Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct

Functions of ICC

• The ICC shall be responsible for the formal redressal of complaints of sexual harassment. It shall receive complaints, conduct time-bound enquiries and recommend disciplinary action, if any, in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down herein.
• In all cases of sexual harassment, the ICC shall maintain the anonymity of the complainant and provide  resources to ensure the complainant’s safety.
• The ICC shall conduct awareness campaigns on what constitutes sexual harassment and means of redressal in order to prevent such incidents in the institution.
• The ICC is responsible for implementing the policy of Zero Tolerance towards Sexual Harassment in the institution.

Composition of Internal Complaint Committee (ICC):
Presiding officer: Dr. Manuela Pal, Associate Professor in Economics

Members:

Dr. Indranath Bhattacharyya, Associate Professor in Mathematics

Dr. Moutan Roy, Assistant Professor in Sociology

Mr. Pulakesh Maity, Upper Division Clerk

Mr. Saroj Tudu, Lab Attendant

Mr. Ankana Bhowmik, Advocate, NGO Person

Priyanka Pradhan, PG Student
Anwesha Palai, UG Student
Uday Pramanik, UG Student

For any Complaints, Queries & Assistance please reach us at:

+91-9432262589 or e-mail to: icc.hgc1988@gmail.com