HEADQUARTERS QFFICE

EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATIONPANCHDEEP BHAWAN. C.I.G. ROAD, NEW DELHI-2

No. A-12/18/1/Polocy/14-SCT Dated: 16/05/2014

To

1.AII RDs/JD,I/cs/Director,Regional/Sub-Regional/Divisional Office,

2.AII Medical Superintendents/Director (Medical)ESI Hospital/Directorate(Medial),

3.Joint Director-I/V/MedicalHqrs. Office.

Sub: The sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act,2013

Sir/Madam.

In continuation of this office letter of even no. dt.13.03.2014 on the subject cited

above. it is informed that Ministry of Labour & Employment vide their letter No. Z-

13015/02/2014-55.1 dt. 8/5/2014 has now forwarded fequently Asked Qustions (FAQs) and

Answers on Sexual Harrasment of Women at working place. The same is being sent herewith

for informaiton and strict compliance. An action taken report may be furnished to this office a

the earliest.

Ene!: As above.Yours Faithfully.

~Jr--(P.K. ~ARULA)

JOINT DIRECTOR

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F.No.430121512012-Estt.A

Department of Personnel and Training

Establishment (A-tII)

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) and Answerssn

.Sexual Harrassment of Womenat

Werking Place

SI.No.

! AnswerOuestion

1. Whether there IS any Yes. Rule 3-C of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 prohibitsRule for prohibition of sexual harassment of any woman at her workplace,sexual harassment ofworking woman? I

2. i What are the specific, (1) No Government servant shall indulgein,~my act of

I'provisions of the Rule? sexual harassment of any woman at h~r..w~~pl~~.

(2) Every Government serv,ant WhCts:)r?~~rg~of a!I I workplace shall take appropriate step~tp p~~y~nlsexual: harassment to any weman at such workpl~~, '.: ...., .

IExplanation.· ~or the purpose of this~~J~; 'sexualharassment' Includes such unwetccrned •..•.sexually .

I d.etermined behaviour whether directly or ot~.f\Vise, as - ,: (a) pbyslcal contact and advances; . iI (b) demand or request for sexual favours;.. 1'I {c) sexually coloured remarks; . . !(d) showing any pornography; or I.

· (e) any other unwelcome physical. verbal or non-verbalconduct of a sexual nature, ~

What are the The Hon'ble Supreme Court has laid dOVJoguideUnesan~

I guidelines and norms norms in this matter in the case of VishaJ<ha&Ors. Vs.to be maintained to State of Rajasthan & Ors, (Jt 1997(7)··SC384). Thesei prevent and deal with guidelines and norms to be observed toptevent.sexual .I cases of sexual harassment of working woman have been ·circulated to all

/' harassment in working Ministries and. Departments vide DOPT's().M.· No.place? 11013/10/1997 -Estt.A dated 13.2.1998. A copy of these

. j: 9.Uidelines are available on the website on ,the Ministry atwww.persmin.nic.in. As per above guidelines, there

· should be a Complaints Committee. a sp~ciktCqunsellor jI or other support service including mainteryarlte of i· confidentiality. . .,.. .

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·4, . CompositionComplaintsCommittee.

of The Complaints Committee . . by awoman and not less than half of its Members.should bewomen. Further, to prevent the possibility of any undue

,1 pressu.re or influen~ from senio,r levels. su~h Cornptaints"Committee should .Involve a thIrd a I either NGO or

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other body who is famiUar with the issue of sexual. harassment.(enc1osureof DOPT's O.M. dated 13th Feb., 1998)

What will be the rank Committee should be headed by an officer sufficlently .of the Chairperson of higher in rank so as to lend crediblllty to thethe Committee? investigations,

(DOPT's O.M. 11013/10J97-EsttA dated 13.7.1999)What about complaintsagainst senior revelofficers?

For inquiring into complaints 'made against officers of thelevel of Secretary, Add I Secretary 'and equivalent level ofGovt. of India, a separate Complaints Committee hasbeen set up by the Cabinet Secretariat with the approvalof the Prime Minister, . '. .(DOPTs O.M. No. 11013/312009-Estt. A dated 2nd Feb.:2009, Cab. Secretariat's C.M. 501J28/112008~CAV dated26.9.2008l . , .

Whether separateComplaints Committeeshould be set up foreach complaint ofsexual harassment

No. It is necessary to have in place' at all times aneffective mechanism for dealing with cases of sexualharassment and to create awareness in this . regard.There should be Standing Committee in eachorganisation for inquiring into any such complaints. TheComplaints Committee must make anAnnual Report tothe Government Department concerned bfthecompleintsand action taken by them. .It would a.lsop~'qe~iiabie ofthe Committees' to meet once in a quarter. eVen ,ifthere isno live case and review preparedneS$ ,to.fulfil allrequirements of the Vishakha judgmentiritf)e pep'artmentI Ministry I Organisation concerned. .' .:' ...•.....' . ,(DOPT s O.M. dated 21.7.2009, 7:S.2QO$iand 3rd'August, 2009), ..

case?

What is thethe reportComplaintsCommittee?

status of inlts Order dated 26.04.2004 in the WritPetitionNo. 173-of the 17711999 in the case of Medha Kotwal Lele.and Ors. Vs.

UOI & Ors. the Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed that'the Reports of the Complaints Committee shall bedeemed an Inquiry Report under the CCS Rules.Thereafter. the Disciplinary Authority wilt act 90 the.reportin accordance with the Rules'. Sub-Rul.e (2) of Rule 14 ofCCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 has accordlngly.been.amendedto provide that the Complaints Committee 'shall bedeemed to be the Inquiry Authority for the p-jjtpp~ ofthese Rules by the Notification No. 110121512001-Estt.A 1dated 01.07.2004 (GSR 225 dated 10th July, 2004). Inview of the said amendment made to the CCS(CCA)Rules, the instructions contained in OOPTis O.M. dated12th Dec., 2002 stands modified and the. report of. theComplairrts Committee should be treated 'asap inquiryreport and not a preliminary report. .

rOOP&T O.M. No.11013/312009-Estt (A) Oa~d 'the21st July, 2~09] .. '

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Is there any Charge The Complaint forwarded by the DA to the ComplaintSheet in such cases? Committee is treated as Charge Sheet SpecfficCharge

Sheet may also be made on the basis of complaints.

Whether copy ·of the. Yes, may be given.. '.report should be given .to the Charged OfficerI Complainant?Whether any special As per the existing Leave Rules, there is' nospecial typeleave or transfer is to. of leaves that can be granted to the aggrieved woman.be granted to the. However, she can be granted any kind of regular leavecomplainant if such that is admissible to her under the provisi6nsof CCSrequest is made by (Leave) Rules, 1972 (as amended from tirn~t9time).her? The victims of. sexual harassment shouJd}l~veEtrn: option

to seek transfer of the perpetrator ortheir.owbtransfer~! . (DOPT'sO.M. No 11013/10/97-EsttA'dated.13ti1.Feb.,

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Is theprescribedCCS(CCA)followed

procedurein theRule 14In such

The Complaint Committee is the competent authority insuch cases to decide the procedure. . . However,since the report of the committee is to be treated .as theenquiry report under the CCS(CCA) rules and theDisciplinary Authority is to take action on that report asper the same rules (as mentioned at point n08 above)the procedure prescribed in rule 14 of theCCS(CCA) IRules are to be .followed as far as practicable. [OOP& TO.M. No. 11013/3/2009·Estt. (A) dated theSrdAugust,W~ .... ~

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enquiries?

Whether anyamendment to theexrsting Rules I

. instructions is· being, made on this 'issue?

The existing Rules I. Instructions' I guid¢!~ri~.(norins fmechanisms have been formulated .orl.·:tlie':basis ofdirection of the Supreme Court in the case.bfy!S~kha &Others vs. State of Rajasthan and Medha.i<@al Lele &Ors VS, UOI & Ors. as mentioned. above. However.Ministry of Women & Child Development have introduceda Comprehensive 8ill in the Parliament on the issue ofsexual harassment at working place - Government,Semi-Government, Private Sector as well asunorpanizedsectors. After passing of the Sill' ln the .Parliamentdetailed Rules vis-a-vis that Act may befbhnulated by theGovernment.: .:'.

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