THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
[SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]
(a) to (c): The Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous body under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, has informed that 17 sexual harassment complaints have been received during the last three years, which have been reported from centres of SAI located in Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Benguluru (Karnataka), Kolkata (West Bengal), Gandhi Nagar (Gujarat), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and NCT of Delhi. The number of cases received during the last three years and the current year are given below:
Year Complaints received
2018 7
2019 6
2020 1
2021 3
(d) & (e) The complaints are dealt with as per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), 2012. Due arrangements for prevention of sexual harassment and a mechanism for redressal of complaints have been put in place in all the training centres of SAI.
In total, 16 complaints have been received involving employees of SAI and where the occurrence has taken place within SAI Complex. In another case, one coach of SAI has been accused of sexual harassment misconduct outside SAI premises for which criminal proceedings are under way. All 16 complaints have been disposed of as per established procedure.
Internal Complaints Committees have been set up at various centres of SAI with a senior female officer as the Chairperson of the Committee. A 24x7 call centre is also in operation in SAI where the
trainees can lodge complaints. Female Coaches / female Managers are accompanied with the teams when they are going outstation.
Further, National Sports Federations (NSFs) have been issued appropriate instructions which form part of the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 to prevent sexual harassment of women in sports.
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