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The University Grants Commission has officially published the University Grants Commission (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2013 in the Gazette of India. In compliance with it, Rama Devi Women’s University has constituted an Internal Complaints Committee for creating a safe environment for the staffs and students of the University. The committee conduct inquiries on sexual harassment, facilitates grievance redressal measures and awareness program to ensure congenial working environment.

Complaint Procedure:
Complaint can be submitted either in witten form to the chairperson/coordinator/any ICC members or by sending email at icc@rdwu.ac.in
Compliant will be kept Confidential.
The complaint should be submitted within three months from the date of the incident or, in the case of a series of incidents, within three months from the date of the last occurrence. If the aggrieved woman is unable to file the complaint due to physical incapacity, a complaint can be lodged by her relative, friend, faculty member, or an officer from the National Commission for Women or State Women's Commission. Any person with knowledge of the incident may also file a complaint with the written consent of the aggrieved woman.

The Composition of Internal Complaint Committee

Name & Designation	Nominated As	Phone No.	E-mail
Prof. Jyotirmayee Acharya, Professor, Dept of Gender Studies	Chairperson	8249416177	jyortimayeeacharya@rdwu.ac.in
Prof. Sucheta Priyabadini, Maa Ram Devi Chair professor	Member	7008804029	sucheta@rdwu.ac.in
Dr. Atashi Rath, Faculty, Sociology	Coordinator	9937139289	atashirath@rdwu.ac.in
Dr. Kalyani Sarangi, Faculty, Philosophy	Member	9439838920	Kalyanisarangiphilosophy@rdwu.ac.in
Mr. Narsingh Majhi, Faculty, J&MC	Member	6371469354	narsinghmajhi@rdwu.ac.in
Mr. Richukesh Sabar, Junior Assistant,	Non-teaching Representative	7978608638	richukesh.025@gmail.com
Ms. Saumya Mishra, Junior Assistant	Non-teaching Representative	7978167874	saumya123chinu@gmail.com ;
Mitarani Subudhi, Student, Ph.D.	Student Member	8117807591	mitaranisubudhi99@gmail.com
Banita Rana, Student, P.G.	Student Member
Sikruti Panda, Student, U.G.	Student Member	6372740701
OUTSIDE EXPERT
Ms. Uppali Mohanty, Centre for Youth & Social Development, Bhubaneswar	NGO representative	9937626597	uppali@cysd.org
Ms. Deepali Mohapatra, Advocate Odisha High Court, Cuttack	Legal Adviser	9938670424

Activities

The details with regard to the relevant Act & Rules, Role, Functions, Proceedings etc. of ICC are given below for reference:

Title	Download
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and Rule 2013
Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
Official UGC Notification, 2020
RDWU notification of ICC
POSH 2013 Act