Deva Matha College Kuruvilangad

Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

The Cell addresses issues of girl students on eve-teasing, molestation, indecent behavior etc. This is a vigilance group of lady teachers to check the atrocities on girl students and especially to prevent the sexual harassment

The ICC is comprised of the following members:

1.	Dr. Priya Joseph (Chairperson)	Department of Zoology (HOD)
2.	Dr. Saji Augustine (Faculty Member)	Department of Physics
3.	Ms. Vidya Jose (Faculty Member)	Department of Chemistry
4.	Mr. Deepak C. George	Head Accountant
5.	Ms. Smitha Joseph	Senior Clerk
6.	Ms. Rincymol Mathew	(Assistant Professor, School of Behavioural Science, M. G. University)
7.	Ms. Anupriya Jojo (Student Nominee)	I M. A. Malayalam
8.	Ms. Gowri S. Kumar (Student Nominee)	III B.Sc. Mathematics
9.	Ms. Reshma Jose (Student Nominee)	Research Scholar in English

The Internal Complaints Committee shall:

1. Provide assistance if an employee or a student chooses to file a complaint with the police;

2. Provide mechanisms of dispute redressal and dialogue to anticipate and address issues through just and fair conciliation without undermining complainant’s rights, and minimize the need for purely punitive approaches that lead to further resentment, alienation or violence;

3. Protect the safety of the complainant by not divulging the person’s identity, and provide the mandatory relief by way of sanctioned leave or relaxation of attendance requirement or transfer to another department or supervisor as required during the pendency of the complaint, or also provide for the transfer of the offender;

4. Ensure that victims or witnesses are not victimized or discriminated against while dealing with complaints of sexual harassment;

5. Ensure prohibition of retaliation or adverse action against a covered individual because the employee or the student is engaged in protected activity.