Constitution of ICC-SHW for considering complaints of sexual harassment of women employees at BEE

In compliance with the instructions of National Commission for Women and guidelines issued in  implementation of the directives of Hon'ble Supreme Court Judgement dated 13-08-1997 in the case of Visaka and others vs. State of Rajasthan and others on the subject of sexual harassment of women in the workplace, this Department had duly constituted a Complaint Committee for considering complaint of sexual harassment of women working in the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. The composition of the Complaints Committee was revised subsequent  to transfer etc. of the existing Chairperson / Member. This Committee in the Department has now been re-constituted on 09-03-2021 for considering complaints of sexual harassment of women employees. The details with regard to the Act & Rules, Role, Functions etc. of ICC are as given below:-  

1. Act

2. Rule

3. Handbook

4. Composition of ICC

Complaint Procedure:-

Complaint regarding Sexual Harassment against women can be made either in paper form or by sending Chairman, ICC. The act stipulates that aggrieved women can make written complaint of sexual harassment at workplace to the ICC or to the LCC (in case a complaint is against the employer), within a period of three months from the date of incident and in case of a series of incidents, within a period of three months from the date of last incident. AS per the sexual harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013, in case the aggrieved women is unable to make a complaint on account of her physical incapacity, a complaint may be filled inter alia by her relative or friend or her co-worker or an officer of the National Commission for Women or State Women's Commission or any person who has knowledge of the incident, with the written consent of the aggrieved women. 

Ministry of Women & Child Development launched on online complaint management system titled Sexual Harassment electronic - Box (She-Box) on 24th July 2017 for registering complaint s related to Sexual Harassment at Workplace. The She-Box is an initiative to provide a platform to the women working or visiting any office of  Central Government (Central Ministries, Departments, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies and Institutions etc. to file complaint related to Sexual Harassment at Workplace under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

Once a complaint is submitted to the She-Box, it will be directly sent to the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) of the concerned Ministry / Department / PSU / Autonomous Body etc. having jurisdiction to inquire into the complaint. The She-Box also provides an opportunity to both the complainant and nodal administrative authority to monitor the progress of inquiry conducted by the ICCs. 

Composition of Internal Complaint Committee - Women (BEE's ICC-SHW)