(a) the salient features of the SHe-Box;
(b) the details of the number and nature of complaints received from private/public entities through SHe-Box since its inception, State/UT-wise including West Bengal;
(c) the number of complaints disposed of so far; and
(d) whether it has reduced the cases of sexual harassment at workplace across the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)
(a): Ministry of Women and Child Development has developed an online complaint management system titled Sexual Harassment electronic–Box (SHe-Box) for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace by women, including government and private employees. Once a complaint is submitted to the SHe-box portal, it directly reaches to the concerned authority having jurisdiction to take action in the matter.
(b): The details of number of sexual harassment complaints received from private/public sector through SHe-Box since 2017 are at Annexure-I.
(c): 114 cases have been disposed off so far which includes cases under Central Government, State Government and Private sectors.
(d): The SHe-Box portal has been developed with the objective to facilitate the registration of complaints related to sexual harassment of women at workplace.
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Annexure -I
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.941 for 08.02.2019 regarding ‘She-Box’
The details of number of sexual harassment complaints received from private/public sector through SHe-Box since 2017
Sl. No. State No. of Complaints Received
1 A & N Islands 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 10
3 Arunachal Pradesh 1
4 Assam 0
5 Bihar 6
6 Chandigarh 1
7 Chhattisgarh 0
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0
9 Daman & Diu 0
10 Delhi 26
11 Goa 0
12 Gujarat 4
13 Haryana 17
14 Himachal Pradesh 1
15 Jammu & Kashmir 0
16 Jharkhand 1
17 Karnataka 9
18 Kerala 6
19 Lakshdweep 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 10
21 Maharashtra 38
22 Manipur 0
23 Meghalaya 0
24 Mizoram 0
25 Nagaland 0
26 Odisha 2
27 Puducherry 1
28 Punjab 2
29 Rajasthan 6
30 Sikkim 0
31 Tamil Nadu 22
32 Telangana 10
33 Tripura 1
34 Uttar Pradesh 22
35 Uttarakhand 1
36 West Bengal 4