Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology

Internal Complaints Committee

About:
The Women’s Cell of Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology (SLIET), Longowal was established in accordance with the directives of Honorable Supreme Court of India to ensure safety, security and dignity of women at workplace.

Objectives:

To create a congenial working environment which is free of sexual harassment or gender based discrimination for all women employees and students.
To heighten awareness and sensitivity to this important issue amongst all concerned.

Definition of Sexual Harassment:
According to Supreme Court Judgment on Sexual Harassment, on the case of Vishakha vs. the State of Rajasthan (August 1977), the behavior that can be considered as sexual harassment has been explicitly, legally defined as following- Sexual Harassment includes:

Physical contact and advances.
Demand or request for sexual favors.
Sexually coloured remarks.
Display of pornography.
Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or nonverbal conduct of a sexual nature.

The critical factor in sexual harassment is the unwelcomeness of the behavior. Thus, it is the impact of behavior on the recipient, rather than the intent of the perpetrator which is to be considered.

Constitution of Women’s Cell:

Presiding Officer	Dr. Parveen Kaur Khanna, Professor (M&H) Email: icc@sliet.ac.in
Member	Dr. Jaspal Singh Gill, Associate Professor (Mech. Engg.)
Member	Mr. Prabhdeep Kaur, Assistant Professor (Phy)
External Member	Mrs. Santokh Kaur, Professor retired from Government Ranbir College Sangrurand Senior Vice President Scientific Awareness & Social Welfare Forum.
Member	Mr. Avtar Singh, SSS, Admin Section
Member	Mrs. Shashi Kiran Soni, UDC (S&P)
Student Members	Mr. Bhawesh Prasad, PEI/1904 (Ph. D.) Ms. Mansi Rawat, PG/CSE/2255020 (PG) Ms. Koyna Kamal GME/2130718 (UG)

Activities:

Celebration of “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” on 25th November, 2022 at SLIET, Longowal

On the directives of Ministry of Education, Government of India, the Internal Complaints Committee, SLIET, Longowal organized an awareness campaign on the occasion of “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women” on 25^th November, 2022 in the Computer Auditorium, Department of Computer Science & Engineering.
The event was commenced with chanting of “Kulgeet” of the Institute by all present.
At the outset, Dr. JapPreet Kaur Bhangu, Professor (M&H) and Presiding Officer, ICC welcomed the Guests and participants and delivered the introductory speech.
Prof. Shailendra Jain, Director, SLIET, Longowal and his wife Mrs. Sobhana Jain were the Chief Guest at the Event. In his speech, Dr. Jain motivated the students and other participants to be part of campaign and work to eliminate every type of violence against the girls and women in the society.
Dr. Shavinder Kaur, Professor (Retd.), Department of English, Akal Degree College and Former Counsellor, District Women Cell, Sangrur had delivered a talk on the issues relating to violence of Women in the world in a very polite and emphatic manner.
Dr. A.S. Arora, Dean(FSW) and Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Dean(SW) had also addressed the audience during the event.
Around 125 participants, including faculty, staff and students were present during the event and enthusiastically participated in the campaign. Refreshment was also provided to all the participants.
Dr. Santokh Kaur, External Member of the ICC, SLIET, Longowal was also present during the event.
In the last, Dr. Shailendra Jain, Director presented Momento to Dr. Shavinder Kaur, and Dr. Parveen Kaur Khanna, Professor (M&H) gave Vote of Thanks to all guests, participants and the organizer, the ICC to make the event a great success.