Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

Kabi Jagadram Roy Government General Degree College

About Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

Kabi Jagadram Roy Government General Degree College advocates the empowerment of women and has zero tolerance for sexual harassment. This institution is committed to creating a safe environment for women students and employees – a gender-just environment free of violence, harassment, exploitation, intimidation, and stress through the creation of awareness on the issue of sexual harassment by conducting workshops and lectures by activists and academicians.

In pursuance of the University Grants Commission (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students of Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2015 and POSH Act 2013, Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) was constituted in Kabi Jagadram Roy Government General Degree College on 15/02/2018 to deal with complaints relating to sexual harassment at the workplace. The ICC was reconstituted on 14.03.2021 and on 24.03.2023.

Objectives of ICC:

• ICC aims to fulfill the directives of the Honourable Supreme Court of India and concerns expressed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) about ensuring a safe environment for women students and employees in educational institutions.
• ICC promotes an environment free of sexual harassment and other acts of gender-based discrimination at the University that ensures gender equality and equal opportunities.
• ICC aims to prevent sexual harassment and promote the general well-being of female students, teaching and non-teaching women staff of the Institution.
• Where sexual harassment occurs as a result of an act or omission by any third party or outsider, ICC shall take all necessary and reasonable steps to assist the affected person in terms of support and preventive action.
• ICC shall comply with the procedure prescribed in the aforementioned UGC Regulations 2015 and the Sexual Harassment Act for inquiring into the complaint in a time-bound manner.
• If ICC concludes that the allegations made were false, malicious, or the complaint was made knowing it to be untrue or forged or misleading information has been provided during the inquiry, the complainant shall be liable to be punished as per the relevant provision of the aforementioned UGC Regulations 2015.

Current Composition of ICC:

• Presiding Officer: Mrs. Indrani Majhi(Shit), Associate Professor, Akui Kamalabala Women’s College, Akui, Indus.
• Faculty Representatives of Kabi Jagadram Roy Govt. General Degree College, Mejia-722143:
  • Dr. Indrani Hazra, Assistant Prof. of Bengali
  • Dr. Nivedita Chakraborty, Assistant Prof. of Geology
  • Prof. Arpita Chauni, Assistant Prof. of Philosophy
  • Prof. Samim Rahaman Molla, Assistant Prof. of History
• Representative of Non-teaching Staff: Sri Sujoy Rajak, Upper Division Clerk
• Students’ Representatives of Kabi Jagadram Roy Govt. General Degree College, Mejia-722143:
  • Sutapa Sen, Sem I Geology Hons. (Roll no. 2435018)
  • Somnath Ghosh, Sem III Bengali Hons. (Roll no. 23 12005)
  • Joyshree Mondal, Sem III English Hons. (Roll no. 23 14032)
• N.G.O. Member: Mrs. Sharmila Banerjee; Secretary, Prattyay, Asansol-713304