Ch. II · Internal Committee
- Official source
- India Code, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India
- Source version
- India Code PDF — last updated 31 August 2021
- Source location
- India Code PDF, pp. 3–14
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Chapter II
Chapter II
Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee
How an employer constitutes the Internal Committee and who must sit on it.
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More About Chapter II
Chapter II requires an employer to constitute an Internal Committee (IC) by written order at every administrative unit or office where the workplace is distributed. Section 6 provides the Local Committee route for establishments where an IC has not been constituted because there are fewer than ten workers, and for complaints against the employer.
The IC is led by a senior woman employee as Presiding Officer, includes at least two employee members and one external member from an NGO or association committed to the cause of women or a person familiar with issues relating to sexual harassment, and at least half of the total members must be women.
The external member is part of the legal structure, not an optional advisor. Committee composition, gender balance, and the external member are all compliance-critical elements that employers must address before any complaint arises.
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