At JNU, ICC or Internal Complaints Committee is a duly constituted body which is responsible for the women safety inside the campus area. The Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in compliance of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2015.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of subsection (1) of section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), read with sub-section (1) of Section 20 of the said Act, the University Grants Commission makes these regulations.
Responsibilities of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
- To provide assistance if an employee or a student chooses to file a complaint with the police.
- To provide mechanisms of dispute redressal and dialogue to anticipate and address issues through just and fair conciliation without undermining complainant’s rights, and minimize the need for purely punitive approaches that lead to further resentment, alienation or violence.
- To ensure that victims or witnesses are not victimised or discriminated against while dealing with complaints of sexual harassment.
- To ensure prohibition of retaliation or adverse action against a covered individual because the employee or the student is engaged in protected activity.
