It is mandatory for every medical college in India to have a Gender Harassment Committee, as per regulations of National Medical Council, 2020. Therefore, the Gender Harassment Committee of Swamy Vivekanandha Medical College and Research institute is constituted as follows:-
The objectives of the Committee will be as follows:
- To prevent discrimination and sexual harassment against women, by promoting gender amity among students and employees
- To lay down procedures for the prohibition, resolution, settlement and prosecution of acts of discrimination and sexual harassment against women, by the students and the employees
- To deal with cases of discrimination and sexual harassment against women, in a time bound manner, aiming at ensuring support services to the victimized and termination of the harassment
- To recommend appropriate punitive action against the guilty party
S.No | Name | Designation | Designation in the committee |
1 | Dr.Edwin Joe | Dean | Chairperson |
2 | Dr. S. Somasundaram | Medical Superintendent | Member |
3 | Dr. K. Udhaya | Professor of Anatomy | Member |
4 | Dr. S. Ravichandran | Professor of Biochemistry | Member |
5 | Dr. M. Balachandar | Professor of General Surgery | Member |
6 | Dr. R R Pranesh | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry | Member |
7 | Dr. R. Thiruchelvi | Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Member |
8 | Dr. V. Shanmugapriya | Assistant Professor of Anatomy | Member |
9 | Mrs. Sulochana | Nursing Superintendent | Member |