Women and Child Development says it has launched a centralised portal on sexual harassment complaints

Women and Child Development says it has launched a centralised portal on sexual harassment complaints

Subject: Schemes

Sec: Vulnerable

Context:

The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched She-Box, a centralised portal for registering and monitoring complaints of sexual harassment of women at the workplace.

She-Box:

• A centralised portal for registering and monitoring complaints of sexual harassment of women at the workplace.
• It serves as a centralised repository of information related to Internal Committees (ICs) and Local Committees (LCs) formed, encompassing both the government and private sectors.
• It offers a common platform to file complaints, track their status, and ensure a time-bound processing of complaint by ICs.
• It also provides assured redressal of complaints and a streamlined process for all stakeholders. The portal through a designated nodal officer will enable real-time monitoring of compl
• This initiative is a critical step forward in providing a more efficient and secure platform for addressing workplace-related sexual harassment complaints. It furthers the government’s commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive working environment for women across India.
• It was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
• The complaint management system has been developed to ensure the effective implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (the SH Act), 2013.