Ranchi: At least four districts of the state do not have mandatory committees to oversee sexual harassment cases under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) (PoSH) Act 2013, while most committees in 10 districts are defunct, a survey report has found.
The survey conducted by the Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives (AALI), a national-level NGO, during the 2019-21 period in 14 districts, revealed that such committees are non-existent in Ranchi, Sahibganj, Latehar and Seraikela-Kharsawan. The 10 districts which have the committees are Giridih, Khunti, Lohardaga, Gumla, Bokaro, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Dhanbad, Simdega and Dumka. Many of these committees were formed during the 2019-21 period after the AALI started taking up the survey.
AALI executive director Renu Mishra said, “We live in the 22nd year of the 21st century and yet women are not safe at their workplaces. The government must act upon the issue and make necessary budget allocations for proper implementation of the PoSH Act.”
Other AALI representatives said they had targeted to survey all 24 districts during the two years but could complete it in only 14 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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