SHILLONG, JAN 17: The district level committees for protection of women from sexual harassment in workplaces and speedy disposal of cases relating to crime against women have been constituted in South West Khasi hills district.
South West Khasi hills district A Mawlong formed the committees after holding a meeting with the district SP D Sangma, officers of line department along with public prosecutors on Wednesday.
During the meeting Mawlong underscored the need to engage female officers from line departments to take action on complaint of crimes against women. He also underlined that need to organize awareness campaigns in cluster areas in order to make people aware about legal provisions for protection of women from sexual harassment.
The committee for speedy disposal of cases relating to crime against women will be headed by the deputy commissioner as its chairman and the additional deputy commissioner as member secretary with officers from line departments and public prosecutors as its members.
The committee on protection of women from sexual harassment in the work places, the extra assistant commissioner will be its chairman and the officer from social welfare department as member secretary.
The meeting also had a threadbare discussion on the setting up of the District Legal Service Authority for speedy disposal of cases on crimes against women as well as for the welfare of the victim and claim of compensation.- By Our Reporter
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