- Following the Supreme Court's Vishaka guidelines and the enactment of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, government organizations like the CISF are mandated to establish Internal Complaints Committees (previously known as Complaints Committees) to inquire into allegations of sexual harassment. - Rule 35A of the CISF Rules, 2001 (inserted later to align with the law) specifically deals with complaints of sexual harassment and mandates that an inquiry into such complaints shall be conducted by an Inquiry Committee constituted for this purpose. - This Inquiry Committee (or Complaints Committee) is the designated authority, not individual officers based on rank or jurisdiction, or associations like the Wives Welfare Association.
- Options B (Compulsory retirement), C (Dismissal from service), and D (Reduction to a lower time scale/grade/post/service with a bar to promotion) are explicitly listed as Major Penalties under Rule 34(viii), Rule 34(x), and Rule 34(vii) respectively. 271. As per the provisions of the CISF Rules, 2001, which of the following authorities is deemed to be the Inquiring Authority where there is a complaint of sexual harassment?
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2017 · Topic: The Parliamentary Act (Powers and Functions of Parliament (Legislative, Executive, Financial, Constituent))
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Answer: D. The Complaints Committee established in the Central Industrial Security Force for conducting inquiries into -such complaints
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