As per the provisions of the CISF Rules, 2001, which of the following authorities is deemed to be the Inquiring Authority where there is a complaint of sexual harassment?
An officer not below the rank of the Deputy Inspector General in whose jurisdiction the act of sexual harassment is alleged o have been committed
The authority who had appointed the member of the Force against whom the complaint is made
The President of the CISF Wives Welfare Association
The Complaints Committee established in the Central Industrial Security Force for conducting inquiries into -such complaints
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2017
– Rule 35A of the CISF Rules, 2001 (inserted later to align with the law) specifically deals with complaints of sexual harassment and mandates that an inquiry into such complaints shall be conducted by an Inquiry Committee constituted for this purpose.
– This Inquiry Committee (or Complaints Committee) is the designated authority, not individual officers based on rank or jurisdiction, or associations like the Wives Welfare Association.
– The CISF Rules were amended to reflect these statutory requirements, making the established Complaints/Inquiry Committee the competent authority for such inquiries.