ACTION TAKEN REPORT ON THE DECISIONS OF THE 25th
MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEE OF
VOLUNTARY AGENCIES (SCOVA) HELD ON 05.09.2014 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF HON1BLE
MOS(PP) (Click the link
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Prevention of Sexual
Harassment of Women at the Workplace – Amendments to CCS(Conduct)Rules 1964.
G.I.,
Dep. of Per. & Trg., O.M.No. 11013/2/2014-Estt (A-III), dated 2.2.2015
Subject: Central Civil
Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 — Guidelines regarding prevention of sexual
harassment of women at the workplace— regarding
Following the promulgation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 [SHWW (PPR) Act]
and notification of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013 [SHWW(PPR) Rules] on 09.12.2013., the
Government has recently, on 19.11.2014, notified the amendments to Central
Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 and Classification, Control and Appeal
Rules, 1965.
The amendments and other salient features of the Act/ Rules was
brought to the notice of all concerned vide Office Memorandum of even no. dated
27.11.2014. The amendments to the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964
and Classification, Control and Appeal Rules, 1965 and the Office Memorandum
dated 01.12.2014 are available on the Department’s website.
2. The following guidelines, conveying the
decision of the Committee of Secretaries on this subject, were issued vide this
Department’s Office Memorandum No. 11013/3/2009-Estt.(A) dated 03.08.2009, “As
regards provisions for protection of women, it was suggested that the
complaints committee mechanism provided under Vishakha guidelines relating to
sexual harassment should be strictly in accordance with the judgment and steps
should be taken to ensure that the committee is effective and functional at all
times. It would also be desirable for the Committees to meet once a quarter,
even if there is no live case, and review preparedness to fulfill all
requirements of the Vishakha judgment in the Department/Ministry/ organization
concerned.”
3. As per the guidelines issued vide Office
Memorandum dated 21.07.2009, it is also to be ensured that the Complaints
Committee shall at all times be in existence and changes in its composition,
whenever necessary, should be made promptly and adequately publicized. The
composition of the Complaints Committee should also be posted on the websites
of the concerned Ministries/Departments/Offices concerned.
4. Vide the Office Memorandum dated
01.12.2014, the attention of the Ministries/Departments was also invited to the
reporting requirements mentioned in the SHWW(PPR) Act and SHWW(PPR) Rules.
5. All Ministries/ Departments are
requested to please review the progress of implementation of the existing
abovementioned guidelines issued in the aftermath of the Vishakha judgment.
6. Attention of all Ministries is invited
to Section 22 of the Act relating to including information in Annual Report,
and to request that information relating to number of cases filed, if any, and
their disposal may be included in the Annual Report of the Ministry /
Department.
7. All Ministries / Departments are also
requested to furnish an annual return (as on 31 stMarch) in the enclosed
proforma to this Department by 30th April every year.
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