Ministry of Women and Child Development Disclosure of compliance under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in the Annual Reports of Private companies now made Mandatory: Ministry of Corporate Affairs amends the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. “A major step towards making the workplace safe for the women in the private sector”: Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Non-disclosure to draw penal provisions 13 AUG 2018 In order to ensure safe workplaces for Women in the private sector, the Ministry of Women and Child had requested Hon’ble Minister for Corporate Affairs to mandate the disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act in the Directors Report of every company. Vide its notification dated 31.07.2018,the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, issued under Section-134 of the Companies Act, by inserting clause(X) as follows:- “A statement that the C...

Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place -  Lok Sabha Q&A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1173 ANSWERED ON:09.02.2018 SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORK PLACE SUSHMITA DEV (a) whether the number of complaints of sexual harassment of women at work places has increased in the country over the years; (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of complaints received by the National Commission for Women (NCW) during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; (c) whether the Government has also launched SHe-Box online complaint management system to register complaints related to sexual harassment of women at work place and if so, the number of complaints registered in the system during the said period along with the action taken thereon; (d) whether the NCW has stressed for setting up of an Internal Complaint Committee in each and every Government department/institution/ autonomous body in t...