Rise in sexual harassment cases at workplace is visible as the number of complaints registered with the National Commission for Women (NCW) has almost doubled in the last two years.
According to the NCW records, 336 complaints of sexual harassment at workplace were registered upto December 12, 2014. There were 249 such cases registered in 2013, 167 in 2012 and 170 in 2011 with the NCW,
as per the data provided by the Minister.
“The numbers of complaints of sexual harassment of women at work places registered with the NCW during the last two years and current year shows an increasing trend,” said Maneka Gandhi, Women and Child Development Minister, in her written reply to the lok Sabha.
In reply to a separate question, Maneka said that as per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, there is increase in reporting of child marriage cases.