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Time of India

Colleges conduct sensitisation programmes

Berhampur: Almost all colleges in Ganjam district have conducted sensitisation meetings on sexual harassment of women at workplace Act-2013 and displayed the names of the internal complaints committee (ICC) in the last two days following a govt directive. On Monday, the higher education department asked vice-chancellors and college principals to submit the names of ICC members, display their names and phone numbers at strategic locations in the college and conduct workshops on the Act for sensitisation of students and faculty members. The govt directive came following the self-immolation of a 20-year-old girl student of FM College, Balasore, due to alleged sexual harassment by a college teacher. "Principals of all 49 govt and govt-aided colleges in Ganjam district have submitted their undertakings on the formation of ICC, displayed names of members and their phone numbers and conducted sensitisation meetings in their colleges in last two days," said Sidharth Shankar Padhy, regional education director, Berhampur, on Thursday. He said principals have been asked to conduct such sensitisation programmes in the colleges from time to time. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why seniors are rushing to get this Internet box – here's why! Techno Mag Learn More Undo V ice-chancellor Berhampur University Geetanjali Dash said names of ICC members and anti-ragging cell have been displayed at strategic locations, including all departments and hostels. "I have asked the ICC to sensitise students department wise. After completion of the admission, they would conduct an orientation programme, to sensitise the students about sexual harassment and against ragging," she said. Anuva Choudhury, assistant professor, industrial relations and personnel management (IR&PM), who was appointed as presiding officer of the university's ICC said they would start the sensitisation programme from Friday for two days in the first phase. They would conduct similar meetings in hostels, she said.