‘Complaints of sexual harassment at work place doubled in Delhi’
14 Dec 2013 5:45 AM IST
Number of sexual harassment complaints by women at work places has more than doubled in Delhi, as against last year union minister of women and child development Krishna Tirath told Lok Sabha on Friday.
In a written reply, the minister said National Commission for Women has received 35 complaints of sexual harassment at work places this year in Delhi, as against 15 last year recording 57.14 per cent jump. Delhi is followed by Uttar Pradesh, from where the NCW has received 34 complaints as against 41 last year.
Complaints received from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh this year is at 13 and 9 respectively as against 14 and 10 respectively last year. The NCW has received no complaints from Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim in the last four years.
According to the data submitted today, the NCW received 25 such complaints in 2010 in Delhi which went down at 23 in 2011 and further down at 15 in 2012. However, this year, the cases have gone up significantly with 35 complaints being registered with NCW till 5 December.
While, addressing the complaints and taking suo-moto cognisance of such incidents, the NCW has stressed on the setting up of internal complaint Committee’s in every organisation.
In a written reply, the minister said National Commission for Women has received 35 complaints of sexual harassment at work places this year in Delhi, as against 15 last year recording 57.14 per cent jump. Delhi is followed by Uttar Pradesh, from where the NCW has received 34 complaints as against 41 last year.
Complaints received from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh this year is at 13 and 9 respectively as against 14 and 10 respectively last year. The NCW has received no complaints from Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim in the last four years.
According to the data submitted today, the NCW received 25 such complaints in 2010 in Delhi which went down at 23 in 2011 and further down at 15 in 2012. However, this year, the cases have gone up significantly with 35 complaints being registered with NCW till 5 December.
While, addressing the complaints and taking suo-moto cognisance of such incidents, the NCW has stressed on the setting up of internal complaint Committee’s in every organisation.
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