G.O.(D) No.353, Re-constitution of Internal Complaints Committee, 2023
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department issued G.O.(D) No.353, dated 12 September 2023, to reconstitute its Internal Complaints Committee for handling workplace sexual harassment complaints from department employees. The order supersedes the committee constituted under G.O.(D) No.291, dated 15 December 2021, and does not establish any requirement concerning land or property.
What the order does
G.O.(D) No.353 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department reconstitutes the department's Internal Complaints Committee. The committee must conduct enquiries into complaints received from employees of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department by following the procedure prescribed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed under it.
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department issued the order using the powers conferred by the Act. It replaces the earlier committee constituted through G.O.(D) No.291 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, dated 15 December 2021.
Committee membership
G.O.(D) No.353 appoints the following people to the reconstituted Internal Complaints Committee:
- Tmt. P. Usha, Under Secretary to Government, as Chairperson.
- Thiru G. Prakash, Section Officer, as a member.
- Tmt. K. K. Narmada, Section Officer, as a member.
- Thiru D. B. Vijayakumar, Assistant Section Officer, as a member.
- Ms. Komala, Managing Trustee of Iniyaudaiyam Charitable Trust, as a member.
The address given for Ms. Komala and Iniyaudaiyam Charitable Trust is 4/1, Arunthathipuram Main Road, Avadi, Chennai 600 054.
Who is affected
G.O.(D) No.353 directly concerns employees of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department who submit workplace sexual harassment complaints, as well as the appointed Chairperson and committee members responsible for enquiring into those complaints.
The order was also circulated to officers and sections in the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, its heads of departments, all Secretariat departments, and the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department.
Relevance to land and property
G.O.(D) No.353 does not govern land ownership, registration, classification, transfer, development or revenue administration. A property buyer or owner is not given any land related duty, right, fee or approval requirement by the document. Its subject is an internal workplace complaints mechanism within the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(D) No.353 affect my land purchase or property rights?
No land or property provision appears in G.O.(D) No.353. It reconstitutes an Internal Complaints Committee for workplace complaints from employees of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
Who can make complaints to the reconstituted committee?
The document states that the committee will enquire into complaints received from employees of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
Who chairs the Internal Complaints Committee?
Tmt. P. Usha, Under Secretary to Government, is appointed as Chairperson.
Does the earlier Internal Complaints Committee remain in force?
G.O.(D) No.353 expressly supersedes the order issued through G.O.(D) No.291 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, dated 15 December 2021.
