FAQ: Sexual Harassment of Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (the SH Act), 2013 MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT Government of India 1.What is Sexual Harassment at workplace ? Sexual Harassment is any unwelcome act or behaviour (whether express or implied), such as:- Physical contact or advance A demand or request for sexual favours Making sexually coloured remarks Showing pornography Any other physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment at workplace can take various forms. It can involve conduct such as: unwelcome touching, hugging or kissing staring or leering suggestive comments or jokes unwanted or persistent requests to go out intrusive questions about another person’s private life or body Deliberately brushing up against someone insults or taunts of a sexual nature sexually explicit pictures, posters, screen savers, emails, twitters, SMS or instant messages accessing sexually explicit i...

Child Care Leave (CCL) – Amendment to the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Reprint Edition 2008) Chapter V – Indian railways GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) RBE No.18/2019 No.E(P&A)I-2008/CPC/LE-8 New Delhi dated 05.02.2019 The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisers, All Indian Railways and Production Units. Sub:   Amendment to the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Reprint Edition 2008) Chapter V – Child Care Leave (CCL). In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to direct that Rule No. 551(E) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Reprint Edition- 2008) may be amended as in the enclosed Advanced Correction Slip No.136 This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways. Please acknowledge receipt. DA:- Correction Slip. (N P Singh) Joint Directo...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2592 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2018) TRANSFER AND POSTING OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES 2592. SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether women appointed in Government Service have been deputed in areas far away from their families; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate rules for appointment and transfer of single women working in the Ministries; and (d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH) (a)&(b): Respective Ministries / Departments have their own guidelines / policy for transfer and posting of their employees depending upon the specific requirements of that Ministry / Department. (c) & (d): There is no such proposal ...

International Women’s Day - 8th March 2018 WE WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN Usha Bonepalli. Chairperson, Women’s Committee, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers International Women’s Day - 8th March 2018 Dear comrades, Hearty wishes to every one of you on International Women’s Day 2018. We celebrate this day in honour of the great struggles that are waged by women, throughout the history of working class. We also mark this occasion to acknowledge and appreciate the wonderful roles that women play in making this world habitable, livable and lovable place of living. We utilize this occasion to reflect on the problems that prevent women from achieving gender parity, oppressions faced by them, and work out measures that lead to progress of women in all spheres of life. One of the first organized struggles for women in modern times was held at Lowell Cotton Mills in Massachussets in 1834. Women worked for 14 hrs per day in mills in confinement, noise, lint filled air, for 1/3rd ...

Menstruation Benefits to Central Government Women Employees There is no such proposal for grant of any menstrual leave or introduction of any legislation in this regard. However, under the centrally sponsored scheme of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), activities such as adolescent health awareness programme for girls, provision of separate toilet blocks for girls as part of schools and installation of incinerator machine and sanitary napkin & vending machine for girls at schools and girl’s hostels are undertaken for general hygiene management. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed syllabus on health and physical education for classes I-XII as a follow up of National Curriculum Framework, 2005, which provides adequate space for menstrual hygiene. Ministry of Health and family Welfare is implementing the scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene for Adolescent Girls residing primarily in rural areas of the country. Adolescent girls are...

SHe-Box portal set up for registering complaints of sexual harassment of women employees at workplace,  of both Government and Private sector More than 350 complaints of inappropriate behaviour received by WCD Ministry including those through SHe-Box portal In order to ensure the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Ministry of Women & Child Development has launched an online complaint management system titled Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box) for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace of all women employees in the country, including government and private employees. More than 350 complaints relating to inappropriate behaviour have been received in the Ministry which includes complaint received through portal 'SHe- box'. Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been requested for mandatory disclosure of Internal Complaints Committee (ICCs) in the Annual Repo...

F. No. 11013/7/2016-Estt.A-III Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Establishment A-III Desk North Block, New Delhi - 110001 Dated 1st November, 2017 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Online complaint management system titled "Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box)" - regarding The undersigned is directed to say that Ministry of Women & Child Development launched an online complaint management system titled Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box) on 24th July, 2017 for registering complaints 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 complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal...