Who sits on a Local Complaints Committee?

The Local Complaints Committee has:

• A woman Chairperson, a woman in the field of social work committed to the cause of women
• A woman who is working in the block, taluka, tehsil, ward or municipality.
• Two members, who are from NGOs/associations/persons committed to the cause of women or are familiar with issues of sexual harassment
  • At least one of them should be a woman
  • At least one of them must have a background of law or legal language
• An Ex-Officio member, who is an officer dealing with social welfare or women and child development in the district