Women's Development Cell

wecnajathcst@gmail.com

The Women's Development Cell
The Women Development Cell will look after the welfare of the female students and faculties, facilitate redressal of their grievances and cater to the issues/ grievances concerning female students and faculty members.WDC will organise various programmes to ensure that wherever possible, the aspect of women’s development is promoted through these programmes and a component for women’s Empowerment is introduced in all the activities. Women Development Cell would promote the all-round development of students of the college, through events, health care awareness, family care assistance, training for skill formation etc.
For gender equality and gender justice in all its interventions and practices women's grievance redressal cell was established under Act No. 20 of 1990 Government of India. The cell is responsible for looking into any complaints filed by students and staff about women's grievances at the college. According to the Hon. Supreme Court of India definition of sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexually determined behaviour, such as;

Physical contact and advances
Demand or request for sexual favours
Sexually coloured remarks
Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature

The function of the Cell is to purely safeguard the rights of the female students, faculty and staff members of women and also to provide a platform for listening to complaints. The Cell also tries to incorporate hygiene habits and ensure a healthy atmosphere in and around the college. It tries to equip them with the knowledge of their legal rights and the redressal of their grievances. To facilitate the speedy delivery of justice, meetings are organized regularly. The Counselling Cell process oral and written complaints. From time to time the Cell conducts seminars and talks by specialists and eminent personalities to stop violence against women, sexual harassment at work and about health, hygiene etc.

Objectives

To resolve issues about students' sexual harassment.
To equip the female students, faculty and staff members with knowledge of their legal rights.
To safeguard the rights of female students, faculty and staff members.
To provide a platform for listening to complaints and redressal of grievances.
To incorporate hygiene habits and ensure a healthy atmosphere in and around the college.
To ensure personality along with academic development of students.

Complaints Procedure
A member who feels that he or she has been harassed can approach the WEC of the college directly or through the Tutor/HoD/WEC directly, or using the link provided in the Website or email.