"The government is committed to ensure the safety and dignity of women in the workforce. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act is the key legislation for preventing and protecting women against sexual harassment in workplace," the home ministry said.
The GoM will recommend action required for effective implementation of the existing provisions, as well as for strengthening the existing legal and institutional frameworks for addressing issues related to sexual harassment at workplace.
The Group of Ministers is constituted in view of the need for broader consultation on this issue, from the point of view of developing appropriate recommendations and laying down a comprehensive plan of action and for ensuring its time bound implementation.
Apart from the home minister, the GoM will comprise road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi.
The women and child ministry has also launched Electronic Complaints Box that enables women, irrespective of work status, to raise their voice against sexual harassment at workplace. Once a complaint is submitted to the ‘She-Box’, it will be sent to the authority concerned for further action.
The ministry also recommended the setting up of a mechanism to regularly monitor the action taken on the complaints.
The decision comes days after the WCD ministry announced that a panel comprising former judges and a lawyer would be set up to examine the implications of the #MeToo campaign and would also receive complaints from women who have aired their grievances on social media.
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