Objectives of ICC:

The objectives of the Internal Complaint Committee to Prevent Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace are as follows:
• To develop a policy against sexual harassment of women at the Institute.
• To ensure the implementation of the policy in letter and spirit through proper reporting of the complaints and their follow-up procedures.
• To uphold the commitment of the Institute to provide an environment free of gender based discrimination.
• To promote a social and psychological environment to raise awareness on sexual harassment in its various forms.
• To create a secure physical and social environment to deter any act of sexual harassment.
• To evolve a permanent mechanism for the prevention and redressal of sexual harassment cases and other acts of gender based violence at the Institute.

Background & Rationale:

Sexual harassment infringes on the following two fundamental rights provided by the Constitution of India: One is the right of a woman to gender equality under Article 14 and the other is the woman’s right to life and live with dignity under Article 21.

The Committee for Managing Gender Issues has been set up as the Internal Complaints Committee that the Swami Vivekananda Institute of Management was required to set up as per the AICTE, Govt. of India, New DelhiGuidelines. This would normally limit its outcomes to resolution, settlement, or prosecution. However, ICC was set up not only to deal with complaints of sexual harassment of women in the workplace but also to focus on creating awareness, counselling and educating about gender issues. For example, specific components of induction programmes were formally introduced and are based on creating awareness and informing students about the Institute’s framework for dealing with such issues. In addition, gender sensitization workshops for staff and students are also conducted.

Jurisdiction:

The policy and the rules & regulations would apply to all students, faculty and nonteaching staffs on active roles of SVIM. The policy and the rules & regulations would also apply to service providers and outsiders who may be within the territory of the SVIM at time of commission of the act coming under the purview of the policy.

Composition:

ICC has a membership of 9 persons, of which at least half the members are women. Chairperson of the Committee is a woman faculty member.

Power and Duties of the Committee:

The committee is NOT to act as a moral police; neither will it intrude on anyone’s privacy. The role of the Committee is to create awareness about sexual harassment and to deal with and recommend punishment for non-consensual acts of sexual harassment, and not to curtail sexual expression within the campus.

A. Preventive

To create and ensure a safe environment that is free of sexual harassment, including safety from persons/visitors coming into contact at the workplace.

B. Gender Sensitization

Gender Sensitization involves creating awareness about issues of gender and sexuality and working towards and creating an enabling environment of gender justice where all can work together with a sense of personal security and dignity.

C. Remedial

The mechanism for registering complaints should be safe, accessible, and sensitive.

Composition of the Internal Complaint Committee:

S.L No	Name	Designation	Position in Committee
01	Prof. RashmiRekha Roy	Assistant Professor	Chairperson
02	Prof Subrat Kumar Choudhury	Associate Professor	Member
03	Prof. Bibhu Prasad Rout	Assistant Professor	Member secretary
04	Prof. SradhanjaliNath	Assistant Professor	Member
05	Prof. MaheswariBehera	Assistant Professor	Member
06	Prof.SonalisaSrichandan	Assistant Professor	Member
07	Ms.PujaraniPradhan	2nd year MBA Student	Member
08	Ms.DeepikaMajhi	1st  year MBA Student	Member
09	Dr.Kabita Das	Social Activist	Member