6. Constitution and jurisdiction of
1
[Local Committee].—(1) Every District Officer shall constitute
in the district concerned, a committee to be known as the “
1
[Local Committee]” to receive complaints of
1. Subs. by Act 23 of 2016, s. 3 and the Second Schedule, for “Local Complaints Committee” (w.e.f. 6-5-2016).
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sexual harassment from establishments where the
1
[Internal Committee] has not been constituted due to
having less than ten workers or if the complaint is against the employer himself.
(2) The District Officer shall designate one nodal officer in every block, taluka and tehsil in rural or
tribal area and ward or municipality in the urban area, to receive complaints and forward the same to the
concerned
2
[Local Committee] within a period of seven days.
(3) The jurisdiction of the
2
[Local Committee] shall extend to the areas of the district where it is
constituted.Source footnotes
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Prevention of sexual harassment.Section 4 · Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee.Section 5 · Notification of District Officer.Section 7 · Composition tenure and other terms and conditions of Local Committee.Section 8 · Grants and audit.Section 9 · Complaint of sexual harassment.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.