Institutional Policy

Don Bosco College has established systems and procedures for maintaining and utilizing physical, academic and support facilities. They provide guidance to members in a number of academic areas. The College has regular maintenance and periodic replenishment of essential facilities.
College policy is to have effective mechanism for the upkeep of the infrastructure and other facilities as to have optimum utilization of the facilities in order to have effective college functioning.



Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace


PREAMBLE


A policy by Don Bosco College,Panjim, committed to create an environment in which students, teachers and non-teaching staff can work together in an environment free of violence, Sexual harassment and exploitation. This includes all forms of gender violence, Sexual harassment on the basis of Sex/Gender.

SCOPE


Policy for maintaining gender violence, sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex and gender.

OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY.



  • To fulfill the directive of the Supreme Court and respective UGC guidelines enjoying all employers to develop and implement a policy against Sexual Harassment at work place.

  • To create a secure physical and social environment that will deter acts of Sexual Harassment.

  • To promote a social and Psychological environment this will raise awareness about Sexual Harassment in different forms.

  • To generate public opinions against Sexual harassment and all forms of gender based violence.

  • To deal with cases of Sexual Harassment in a time bound manner.

  • To evolve a permanent mechanism for the prevention and redressal of Sexual Harassment cases and other acts of gender based violence.


DEFINITION OF SEXUAL HARASSEMENT


The following constitutes Sexual Harassment.

  • Unwelcomed sexual advances: Physical, verbal or non- verbal conduct of sexual abuse.

  • Demand or request for sexual favors.

  • Making sexually colored remarks.

  • Physical contact

  • Showing Pornography


JURISDICTION


The rules and regulations outlined in this policy shall be applicable to all complaints of Sexual Harassment made by a member - whether the harassment is alleged to have taken place within or outside the campus.

DEFINITION



  • Members include Students, Professors, non- teaching staff of the college.

  • Student means a person pursuing a degree, including short term training programmes.

  • Professor/ Teachers - Any person from the staff who is appointed in teaching whether full-time, temporary, part time or visiting faculty.

  • Non-teaching staff includes any person who is not included in the category of teachers but working in the college campus.


COMPOSITION OF THE ANTI- SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMMITEE.



  • The committee shall be headed by a senior women faculty of the college.

  • The committee shall have 2 senior woman faculty and one senior male faculty member.

  • The committee shall have one member from the law background.

  • One member who is part of an NGO working for women rights.


PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMITTEE



  • The committee shall meet as and when any complaint is received.

  • The committee shall meet at least once every academic year.

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