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District officers under the POSH Act
October 29 , 2023
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- Recently, the Supreme Court of India (SC) has directed Ministry of Women and Child Development of all states/UTs to appoint district officers under the POSH Act.
- POSH Act stands for Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
- It aims to address the issue of sexual harassment faced by women in the workplace.
- This act mandates States to appoint an officer in every district who would play a “pivotal” role in the implementation of the Act.
- The District Officer would constitute Local Complaints Committees (LCCs) to receive complaints from women employed in small establishments with less than 10 workers.
- A District Officer’s responsibilities also included appointing nodal officers under the Act in rural, tribal and urban areas.
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