Internal Complaint Committee for the year 2023-24 in our institution are as follows :

1. Mrs. Susheela Nayak, Lecturer, E&C Dept, Presiding Officer, 9481374232,susheelanayak10@gmail.com
2. Ms. Chitra Gunaga, Lecturer, CSc Dept, Member, 8296321765, chitragunaga90@gmail.com
3. Ms. Swapna Naik, Lecturer, English Division, Member, 6361764077, swapna15naik@gmail.com
4. Mrs. Malati Shanbhag, FDA, Member, 9480788993, mkshanbhag7@gmail.com
5. Mrs. Seema Shabhag, SDA, Member, 8217635087, seemahnr7@gmail.com
6. Mrs. Shreeja Rao, SDA, Member, 9482976227, shreejarao07@gmail.com
7. Mrs. Jayashree Kamath, Member, Rotary Club, 9448132707, jayashree707@gmail.com
8. Ms Khushi Sirsikar , Final year CS, Student Member

Internal Complaint Committee (ICC)

Responsibilities of the Technical Institution as per Gender Sensitization, Prevention and Prohibition of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students and Redressal of Grievances in Technical Institutions (All India Council for Technical Education Regulations, 2016)
Every Technical Institution shall Publicly notify the provisions against sexual harassment and ensure their wide- dissemination

•  Include in institution’s Web Site, prospectus and display prominently at conspicuous places or Notice Boards the penalty and consequences of sexual harassment and make all sections of the institutional community aware of the information on the mechanism put in place for Redressal of complaints pertaining to sexual harassment, contact details of members of Internal Complaints Committee, complaints procedure and so on
•  Organise Training Programmes or as the case may be, workshops for the officers, functionaries, faculty and students, to sensitize them and ensure knowledge and awareness of the rights, entitlements and responsibilities enshrined in the Act and under these regulations
•  Organise regular orientation or training Programmes for the members of the ICC to deal with complaints, steer the process of settlement or conciliation, etc., with sensitivity
•  Act decisively against all gender based violence perpetrated against employees and students of all sexes recognising that primarily women employees and students and some male students and students of the third gender are vulnerable to many forms of sexual harassment and humiliation and exploitation
•  Every Technical Institution shall constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) with an inbuilt mechanism for gender sensitization against sexual harassment. The ICC shall have the following composition:
  •  A Presiding Officer who shall be a woman Faculty member employed at a senior Level (not below a Professor in case of a University, and not below an Associate Professor in case of an Institution) at the Educational Institution, nominated by the Executive Authority
  •  Two Faculty members and two non-teaching employees, preferably committed to the cause of women or who have had experience in social work or have legal knowledge, nominated by the Executive Authority
  •  Three students (comprising of at least one girl student) of Pre-Final/Final year at Undergraduate/ Diploma Level Institution, as the case may be One member from amongst Non-government Organisation or Associations committed to the cause of women or a person familiar with the issues relating to sexual harassment, nominated by the Executive Authority
  •  At least one-half of the total members of the ICC shall bewomen.
  •  Persons in senior positions such as Chairman/ Secretary of the Society, Principal/ Director of the Institution, etc. shall not be the members of the ICCs in order to ensure autonomy of their functioning
  •  The term of office of the members of the ICC shall be for a period of three years. Institutions may also employ a system whereby one-third of the members of the ICC may change every year
•  All Technical Institutions approved by AICTE shall upload the Annual Report containing the following details by 30th June of the Calendar Year:
  •  Number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year
  •  Number of orientation or training Programmes carried out for the members of the ICC to deal with complaints
  •  Number of complaints disposed of during the year
  •  Number of cases pending for more than 90 days
  •  Number of workshops or awareness Programme carried out for the officers, functionaries, faculty and students to sensitize them against sexual harassment
  •  Nature of action taken by the Technical Institution against the perpetrator