Women protection cell

The college is having its women cell functioning in formal sense since 2010-11. The cell has been

established in order to protect the women staff and students associated with the college from any

sorts of injustice or sexual harassment of any nature directly and indirectly.

Purpose

The Women Protection Cell functions with the following purposes;

• to make them aware of their rights,

• to help them in knowing the importance of good health and nutrition and facilities available

for them,

• to help them in developing decision making abilities and be self-dependent,

• to help them in raising their voice against all kinds of discrimination,

• to help them in changing their mind setup,

• to assist them in overall development of their personality, and

• to help them (community women) in knowing about reproductive health care and child care.

Composition

The Women Protection Cell of the college is generally constituted by selecting at least four

women staff. The Principal of the college as the chairperson of the cell and one women staff

member is convenor of the cell. The cell is reconstituted every year if situation arises so. The

process of reconstruction of the cell lies in the hands of Principal. in consultation staff members.

The name of the teachers in the charge of the cell: 8559803657

• Dr (Mrs) Latadevi Karekal ALL LADY PROCTORS

Functions

The Women Protection Cell functions for the protection of the rights and any sorts of violence

against them. As such, during the orientation programme the students are given information

regarding the function of women cell. The women teacher-trainees as well as the staff members

are advised to put their problems in writing in the suggestion/complaint boxes fixed in different

places of the institution or to discuss directly with the members of the women cell. In case any

such problem is reported the members of the cell try to solve the problem through their personal

interaction with the complainants and if the matter seems to be out of control, it is to be reported to

the principal of the institution. In case of any such problem the staffs as well as the students are

expected to report the matter directly to the person in charge of the cell or to put their problems in

writing in the Suggestion/ complaints box fixed in different places of the institution.

Powers

The Women Protection Cell is empowered to punish the guilty persons in due consultation with

the principal of the institution. The nature of the punishment is as follows;

- Information to the parents.

- Verbal warning.

- Written warning.

- Financial punishment

- Information to police for legal inquiry and action (if situation arises so)

- Expelling from college as per rule of WOMEN-RELATED LEGISLATIONS

o The Indian Penal Code,1860

o The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (15 of 1872)

o The Married Women’s Property Act, 1874 (3 of 1874)

o The Guardians and Wards Act,1890

o The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

o The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (19 of 1929)

o The Payments of Wages Act, 1936

o The Payments of Wages (Procedure) Act, 1937

o The Employees’ State Insurance Act,1948

o The Plantation Labour Act, 1951 (amended by Acts Nos. 42 of 1953, 34 of 1960, 53 of1961,

58 of 1981and 61 of 1986)

o Mental Health Act, 1987

o The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 [As amended by the Protection of Human Rights

(Amendment) Act, 2006–No. 43 of 2006].

o The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of misuse) Act 1994.