About Women Cell: Pursuant to the directive of “The sexual harassment of women at workplace (prevention, prohibition and redressal )Act, 2013, notified by the Ministry of Law and justice, and the judgement passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in writ Petition (Criminal) No.666-70 of 1992, accordingly the Anti Sexual Harassment Committee (ASHC) / Women’s Cell was established in the year 2005 under the aegis of Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi to uphold the dignity of women at workplace with an aim to prevent sexual harassment, promote well being of all the female students and staff members and create a gender sensitized community within the campus. Subsequently the ASHC was revised in 2014 and 2016 and renamed as Internal Complaints Committee (ICC).  Development of Women Cell is meant to help to achieve UN sustainable Development Goal of Promoting Equality and Empowerment of Women. Gender Equality, Empowerment of women and addressing diverse needs of women requires enabling communities, enabling policies and enabling programmes of the government.

VISION:- To empower women in leading a dignified life and also for work-life balance in a sustainable manner.

MISSION:- To create and foster a congenial environment for women employees and students, free from violence, harassment and discrimination as well as empower them in leading a dignified and happy life.

OBJECTIVES

• To ensure gender equality in VTU UG/PG Centers, affiliated, and constituent colleges in all respects.
• To take all proactive measures that guarantee safety, security and well being of women in campus.
• To mentor young students with role models to help them excel in their careers.
  To help the women employees to achieve their goals by using their full potential.
• To conduct outreach programmes for socio-economic development of women.
• To provide day care facility centers for the children of employees, research scholars and students of the University.

Functions and Responsibilities of the “Women Cell” (CICC):- With the enactment of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention prohibition and Redressal) act 2013, VVIET has taken various steps and measures as stipulated in the Act to provide for safe working environment and also to promote gender sensitization on the campus. In order to institutionalize such steps and measures, the Women’s Cell is henceforth entrusted with following functions and responsibilities:

1. To sensitize the community at large towards gender related issues and to take such measures as would be necessary to create gender sensitivity on the campus;
2. To conduct orientation programs for new students and employees;
3. To suggest measures for providing a safe working environment for women on the campus and to recommend actions to be taken by the institute from time to time in order to deter the commission of any acts of sexual harassment or gender discrimination in any form;
4. To organize workshops and awareness programmes at regular intervals for sensitizing students and staff members of the institute with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention prohibition and Redressal) act 2013;
5. To offer advice on available courses of action to an aggrieved women on campus if she approaches the Women Cell.
6. To perform such other functions on behalf of the institute as may be assigned to it by the Principal

The Women’s cell shall meet as frequently as it may deem appropriate, but it shall mandatorily meet at least once in every six months. Before completion of the tenure, the Women’s Cell shall submit a terminal report to the Principal dwelling upon the important initiatives made/recommended by them. Inquiries into specific complaints shall continue to be in the exclusive domain of the Internal Complaint Committee constituted by the institute under the provisions of the aforementioned Act.

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