As per the section 4 of sexual harassment of women at workplace (Prevention and Prohibition and Redressal Act, 2013) and to curb the menace of Sexual harassment of women at the college and to make Vignan’s Institute of Management and Technology for Women a free zone from sexual harassment. It is applicable to all students, staff and faculty. The following is also sexual harassment and is covered by the committee:
- Eve-teasing, Unsavory remarks,
- Jokes causing or likely to cause awkwardness or embarrassment,
- Innuendos and taunts, Gender based insults or sexist remarks,
- Unwelcome sexual overtone in any manner such as over telephone (obnoxious telephone calls) and the like,
- Touching or brushing against any part of the body and the like,
- Displaying pornographic or other offensive or derogatory pictures, cartoons, Pamphlets or sayings
- Forcible physical touch or molestation and Physical confinement against one’s will and any other act likely to violate one’s privacy.
Objectives Internal Complaint Committee
- To deal with the problems faced by the women in the campus.
- To create awareness in the college about the consequences of sexual harassment.
- To take all the necessary steps to improve confidence among all the women (staff and students) at the college.
- To create safe and comfortable working environment to women.
A Committee consisting of the following members is hereby constituted as “Internal Complaint Cell“
| S.No | Name of the Committee Member | Designation | Position | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.Vijay Kumar R Urkude | Professor | President | 9293793986 |
| 2 | Dr.B.Phijik | HOD-IT& Dean Academics | Vice President | 9849715531 |
| 3 | Mr.P.Hari Krishna | Assoc.Prof.,HOD-ECE | Secretary | 7093246048 |
| 4 | Mr.M.Chalapathi Rao | Advocate | Advisor | 9866098895 |
| 5 | Dr. Sk. Masthan Basha | Assoc.Prof.,ECE | Dept.Co-Ord | 9441698765 |
| 6 | Dr.Ch.Basavaraj | Assoc.Prof.,CSE | Dept.Co-Ord | 8217563116 |
| 7 | Mr.KrishnaN | Asst.Prof.,CSE | Dept.Co-Ord | 894973805 |
| 8 | Dr.S.Rangaswamy | Assoc.Prof.,AIML | Dept.Co-Ord | 9989896548 |
| 9 | Dr.M.Vishnu Vardhana Rao | HOD-DS& Dean R&D | Dept.Co-Ord | 8639936639 |
| 10 | Dr.R.Sridhar | Assoc.Prof.,BSH | Dept.Co-Ord | 8125717550 |
Roles & Responsibilities :
1.To work in the direction of providing help to any female complaining of discrimination, either gender discrimination or otherwise any kind of abuse loneliness, peer pressure, groupism, home sickness , insecurity or inferiority complex in terms of physical appearance, hostel issues, harassment from roommates, adjusting and adapting to the new environments etc.,
2.To deal with the issues relating to the sexual harassment at the college as per the guide lines of the sexual harassment of women at work place(prevention ,prohibition and Redressal) act, 2013. It it applicable to all students, staff and faculty.
Term : Two Years and shall continue to be in force until reconstruction.
Meetings : The meeting may be scheduled as and when necessary.