Shillong, May 8: East Khasi Hills deputy commissioner RM Kurbah has reconstituted the local complaints committee (LCC) for implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Preventive, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

A notification issued by the DC said that the Block Development Officers (BDOs) of eleven Community & Rural Development Blocks are and nodal officers of the committee headed by chairperson and additional deputy commissioner D Kharshiing.

The members of the committee include Ebhamiki War Pakyntein, law officer of the SMB, Mayfereen Ryntathiang, president of Grassroot Shillong and Rebina Subha, founder chairperson, Shamakami NGO. E Kharchandy, District Social Welfare Officer is member ex-officio.

The function of the committee is to receive complaints of sexual harassment from establishment where the internal complaints committee has not been constituted due to having less then 10 workers or the complaint is against the employer himself.

The chairperson and every member of the local committee shall hold office for such periods not exceeding three years from the date of their appointment.

Also Read: KSU demands urgent action as Meghalaya students allotted CUET centres outside State

Also Watch

Find latest news from every corner of Northeast India at hubnetwork.in, your online source for breaking news, video coverage.

Also, Follow us on-

Twitter-twitter.com/nemediahub

Youtube channel- www.youtube.com/@NortheastMediaHub2020

Instagram- www.instagram.com/ne_media_hub

Download our app from playstore – Northeast Media Hub