The BCCI on Monday ratified a complete Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) coverage which additionally brings the Indian cricketers into its ambit.
Until now, the BCCI didn’t have a selected coverage to deal the issues of sexual harassment. The coverage can be relevant to office-bearers, members of Apex Council and IPL Governing Council in addition to the cricketers from senior to U-16 degree.
In a nine-page doc in possession of PTI, the BCCI states {that a} 4 member Internal Committee shall be fashioned to research sexual harassment complaints. It didn’t identify the members throughout its Apex Council assembly on Monday.
“The presiding officer of the IC shall be a woman employed at a senior level at the Workplace (“Presiding Officer”),” reads the coverage.
“2 members of the IC shall be chosen from among the many staff, ideally who’re dedicated to the reason for girls or have expertise in social work or have authorized data.
“1 member of the IC will be selected from a Non-Governmental Organization or association committed to the cause of women or a person familiar with issues relating to sexual harassment (?External Member?). At least one half of the members of the IC will be women.”
The complainant should file the grievance inside three months from the date of incident and the IC will give seven working days to the accused to reply to the allegations. The respondent will get 10 days to reply.
The ICC will get 90 days from the date of grievance to finish its inquiry and ahead its suggestions to the BCCI which can act on it inside 60 days. The complainant or respondent can go to court docket if they don’t seem to be glad with BCCI’s verdict.
“That must be done within 90 days of the receipt of the report of the IC.”
The penalties embody censure, counselling, neighborhood providers, warning, nice lack of pay, lack of seniority, termination of employment amongst others.
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BCCI to pay USD 1.5 million to Emirates Cricket Board for internet hosting T20 World Cup
“BCCI is paying ECB a fixed fee of USD 1.5 million (from our host fee of USD 13.5 Million) and operational costs of USD 5.5 million which will be covered by ICC. Total fee payable is USD 7Millon,” learn an official word.
Majority of the matches shall be performed within the UAE.
Oman Cricket, which is internet hosting six matches, will get a charge of USD 400,000.