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Govt launches online portal 'SHe-box' to register sexual harassment complaints

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi launched the system titled 'Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box)'

New Delhi: An online complaint management system to register cases of sexual harassment of women at workplace -- SHe-Box -- was launched here. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi launched the system titled 'Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box)' which can be accessed at the link: http://www.wcd-sh.nic.in Maneka Gandhi said the platform will cater to central government employees in the beginning and thereafter, its ambit will be widened to include the private sector as well. "We are also going to soon conduct a national survey to assess the nature and magnitude of sexual harassment at the workplace," the minister of woman and child development said after launching the portal at her office here on Monday. "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," said an official statement. Those who had already filed a written complaint with the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) concerned constituted under the Act are also eligible to file their complaint through this portal. At the launch, Gandhi said that though currently this facility has been extended to Central Government employees, the scope of the portal will soon be extended to women employees of private sector also. Noting that there are are some surveys, which give the extent of sexual harassment of women at workplace, she said that her Ministry will carry out a national level survey to asses and understand the magnitude of the problem. The Government is the largest employer in the country employing 30.87 lakh people. As per the Census of Central Government employees, 2011, women constitute 10.93 percent (3.37 lakhs) of them. (With inputs from agencies)
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