Ch. VIII · §23
Chapter VIII
Miscellaneous
Section
Chapter VIII · Miscellaneous
Section 23
Appropriate Government to monitor implementation and maintain data
Temporary structural and explanatory content only; it is not a verbatim reproduction. Complete statutory text and legal commentary will be integrated after separate legal verification.
Plain Language
The appropriate Government — Central or State, depending on the workplace — has a statutory duty to monitor how the Act is being implemented across the jurisdiction it governs.
This includes maintaining data on cases filed and disposed of, which requires information flowing up from employers and committees.
The Act contemplates macro-level monitoring, not just organisation-level compliance.
Why It Matters
Without government-level data collection, implementation gaps would remain invisible and policy interventions would lack an evidence base.
This section is the statutory basis for any government dashboard, annual compliance audit, or implementation review that may be conducted.
It creates a feedback loop: committees report to employers and District Officers (Sections 21–22), and the government aggregates and monitors.
Practical Example
Scenario: A State Government reviews district-level data on POSH complaints and notices that several districts have zero filings despite large unorganised-sector populations.
Outcome: This data gap signals the need for targeted awareness campaigns under Section 24 and Local Committee activation under Section 6.
Scenario: The Central Government publishes an annual report showing the total number of POSH complaints filed and resolved across Central Government departments.
Outcome: This fulfils the Section 23 monitoring mandate and creates public accountability for implementation quality.
Who Must Act
government
- Monitor implementation of the Act across the jurisdiction.
- Maintain data on the number of cases filed and disposed of.
- Use implementation data to identify gaps and direct resources.
Compliance
Monitor implementation of the Act and maintain case data
Actor: Appropriate Government · Rule: Section 23
Common Mistakes
Assuming the government's monitoring role is passive — the section creates an affirmative duty to collect and maintain data.
Treating Section 23 as aspirational rather than mandatory — it uses 'shall', not 'may'.
Source & Status
This page contains temporary structural and explanatory content, not a verbatim reproduction of the Act.
Source: Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India
Publication status: Temporary content pending separate legal verification