Internal Complaint Committee (ICC)

Internal complaint committee of Indirapriydarshini Govt. Girls’ PG College of commerce, Haldwani came into existence in 2009-10. It is constructed to receive and redress complaints regarding the academic and nonacademic issues of the students like physical or mental harassment, complaints regarding classroom teaching, classroom management, complaints of the syllabus, teaching methodology, lack of books in the library, lack of provision of drinking water or clean and hygienic toilets, infrastructure maintenance and upgradation, etc. if and when they arise. A complaint box (Shikayat Peti) has been installed at the entrance gate of the college for them to drop their complaints in it. The complaint Box is opened twice or thrice a month in front of the committee members and appropriate action is taken on receipt of the complaint..

Why ICC?

It is formed according to the provisions of the POSH ACT-Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act of 2013, 9 th December 2013. (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal).

It is also mentioned in University Grants Commission (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of sexual harassment of women employees and students in higher educational institutions) Regulations, 2015- 2 nd May 2016.

What is ICC?

The POSH Act demanded an ICC be made at all workplaces for the redressal of sexual harassment cases.

Functions of ICC :

To prevent sexual harassment at workplace.

To prevent discrimination and sexual harassment against girls by promoting gender amity among students and employees

To conduct periodical programmes on women empowerment.

To provide conducive environment and congenial atmosphere for women.

Who can approach ICC? :

Any aggrieved woman who has suffered harassment at workplace can approach ICC.

Aggrieved woman includes :

a. Woman who is an employee, or

b. Someone visiting workplace, or

c. Student

Note: A legal heir or a person prescribed can make a complaint on behalf of the woman, if the aggrieved is unable to do so on account of physical, mental capacity or death.

ICC Committee Composition (A.Y. 2024-2025)

#	Name	Designation	Position
1.	Prof. Rashmi Pant	Professor, Dept. of Psychology	Coordinator
2.	Dr. Vibha Pande	Assistant Professor, Dept. of English	Member
3.	Mr. Sanju	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Botany	Member
4.	Mrs. Kavita Aswal	Library Assistant	Member
5.	Mr. Prakash Arya	Lab Assistant	Member
6.	Uma Chaube	Research Student, Psychology	Member
7.	Tamanna Bhatt	Student, M.Sc. Botany	Member
8.	Mrs. Asha Sharma	Asha foundation nainital	Member

Internal Complaint Committee (ICC)