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 sexual harassment from establishments where the 2 [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 3 [Local Committee] within a period of seven days.
(3) The jurisdiction of the 3 [Local Committee] shall extend to the areas of the district where it is constituted.
(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 3 [Local Committee] within a period of seven days.
(3) The jurisdiction of the 3 [Local Committee] shall extend to the areas of the district where it is constituted.
Source footnotes
1. Subs. by Act 23 of 2016, s. 3 and the Second Schedule, for "Local Complaints Committee" (w.e.f. 6-5-2016).2. Subs. by Act 23 of 2016, s. 3 and the Second Schedule, for "Internal Complaints Committee" (w.e.f. 6-5-2016).
3. Subs. by s. 3 and the Second Schedule, ibid0231., for "Local Complaints Committee" (w.e.f. 6-5-2016).
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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 10 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-12-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.