Mission Shakti SANKALP HEW organizes awareness session on “Sexual Harassment at workplace prevention, prohibition & redressal” in Khour

JAMMU, DECEMBER 12: Mission Shakti SANKALP HEW Jammu conducted an awareness session on Sexual harassment at workplace prevention in collaboration with JKNRLM at the Block Training Centre Khour.

The program, which saw a large turnout of women from JKRLM including Cluster Coordinators, Mobilisers, Management Information System Multitasking staff and surrounding communities, highlighted the importance of empowering women through education, healthcare, safety, and economic opportunities.

The program featured comprehensive presentation by Advocate Meenu Padha from High Court providing in-depth information about gender based violence, sexual harassment at workplace prevention prohibition & redressal act 2013. She highlighted the stigmas that are still prevalent in society about gender allocation and how the judiciary has come out with the various laws for the justice of women in every perspective whether it is her family, workplace or surroundings like Zero FIR.

Furthermore, she corresponded 7 point Guide for sexual harassment at workplace prevention as they should have POSH POLICY in place, create a safe culture that promotes open communication, providing effective sexual harassment prevention training to all, not to wait for complaint, the employees should have informal communication about sexual harassment. Further Officials of Mission Shakti SANKALP HEW scattered the information on various government schemes and programs designed to empower women like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), NHM Health Schemes, Sukanya Samridhi Yojana, Ladli Beti, Scholarship Schemes, Skill Development Programs, Business Startup Schemes, Pension Schemes, SMAS for Marriage, Schemes for Women in Distress.

The event received positive feedback from participants, highlighting the program’s success in raising awareness and providing valuable information to the community.