Internal Complaints Committee

OBS has constituted Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) in pursuance of guidelines issued by Supreme Court, UGC and as per the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013, Anti-Sexual Harassment Cell (Internal Complaints Committee) is reconstituted to provide for the effective enforcement of the basic human rights of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment and abuse, and to provide conducive atmosphere in the campus, to all the staff members, employees and students of OBS. The committee has a team of four members. The committee works for the prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment of women at OBS, as OBS has Zero tolerance towards sexual harassment.

About ICC

In pursuance of guidelines issued by Supreme Court, UGC and as per the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013, Anti-Sexual Harassment Cell (Internal Complaints Committee) is reconstituted to provide for the effective enforcement of the basic human rights of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment and abuse, and to provide conducive atmosphere in the campus, to all the staff members, employees and students of OBS.

Objectives of the Committee

• To avoid sexual harassment by fostering gender equality among staff, students, and other employees.
• To respond expeditiously to reports of sexual harassment, with the goal of providing support to the victimised, preventing, and terminating the harassment.
• Make appropriate recommendations to Management regarding appropriate redress and punitive measures against the guilty.
• To protect women's rights to be free from sexual harassment and to prevent and address sexual harassment of women.
• To establish a long-term process for preventing, prohibiting, and resolving sexual harassment of women at OBS.
• To actively create a social, physical, and psychological environment conducive to increasing awareness of and deterring acts of sexual harassment against women.
• To take all necessary and reasonable procedures, including the establishment of suitable committees for the purpose of gender sensitization and the investigation of sexual harassment allegations.
• To comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (Act) and to develop and implement a policy against sexual harassment of women at the OBS.
• To avoid sexual harassment by fostering gender equality among staff, students, and other employees.
• To respond expeditiously to reports of sexual harassment, with the goal of providing support to the victimised, preventing, and terminating the harassment.
• Make appropriate recommendations to Management regarding appropriate redress and punitive measures against the guilty
• To protect women's rights to be free from sexual harassment and to prevent and address sexual harassment of women.
• To establish a long-term process for preventing, prohibiting, and resolving sexual harassment of women at OBS.
• To actively create a social, physical, and psychological environment conducive to increasing awareness of and deterring acts of sexual harassment against women.
• To take all necessary and reasonable procedures, including the establishment of suitable committees for the purpose of gender sensitization and the investigation of sexual harassment allegations.

ICC Committee Members