School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra on Friday said the new guidelines for prevention of harassment to woman teachers would be implemented from April 15. If a woman teacher lodges a harassment complaint, the District Education Officer and the District Project Coordinator would conduct a primary inquiry and sent the report to district Collector, departmental authorities and the State Grievances Prevention Officer within three days,” Mishra said in a statement. He informed that the report can be sent through email, grcellsme@gmail.com and phone number 0764-2391262.
The district Collector would send the primary report to the district-level local investigation committee for consent. This committee would submit a secret inquiry report to the district Collector within thirty days. The concerned Collector and District Committee Coordination Committee would take a lawful action against the culprit within 15 days. Minister Mishra further informed that Woman Siksha Sahayikas would henceforth be appointed in the areas having good communication system. The district Collectors have been empowered to shift them to other convenient schools considering their security aspects. Even they can be transferred to a school of their choice provided it doesn’t create administrative problems, Mishra said. The Minister said the Internal Inquiry Committee can recommend the police for action against the errant teacher or official if the alleged harassment is found true based on investigation.