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The Odisha government has ordered all higher education institutions in the state to establish internal complaint committees to handle sexual harassment complaints, following an alleged incident at Utkal University. The committees will be formed as per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and the institutions have been given until September 30, 2024, to submit compliance reports.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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