Extension of the deadline for submitting the Annual Report under the POSH Act in Gurugram
The Office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Officer of Gurugram has issued a crucial reminder vide Notification No. 2457 dated 04.11.2024 for all organizations, both government and non-government, operating in the district regarding the submission of the annual report.
Previously, the due date for filing an annual report with the district officer was January 31st for the previous calendar year.
As per the notification, organizations are now required to submit their annual reports by February 28th for the previous calendar year.
Further, any organization that fails to submit the POSH annual report by February 28th will face a penalty of INR 50,000. In case of repeated non-compliance, strict action will be initiated against the organization under the provisions of POSH Act, 2013
In this regard, the district officer has also published a comprehensive POSH compliance checklist. This checklist outlines the required information to be included in the annual report.
Key compliances as per the checklist:
- Implementation of POSH Policy
- Display of notice in English and Hindi
- Organization of workshop, awareness programme, seminars and trainings at regular intervals
- Constitution of Internal Complaint Committee
- Compliance with complaint committee recommendation
- Details:
- of complaints received
- of complaints disposed off
- of complaints pending for more than 90 days
- of workshop/seminars
- of actions taken by employer or district officer
Source:
- Office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Notification No. 2457 dated 04.11.2024.
- Office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, dated 12.12.2024