Internal Committee (IC)

The Internal Committee of FTII deals with complaints of sexual harassment at workplace. It has the following members.

Sr No	Name	Designation
01	Ms. Ketki Pandit, Professor SPW (On Contract) (Email :- ketki.pandit@ftii.ac.in)	Presiding Officer*
02	Ms. Maheen Mirza, Assistant Professor Electronic Cinematography (On Contract)	Member
03	Shri Mandar Digrajkar, Associate Prof. of TV Graphics	Member
04	Shri Sanjay More, Assoicate Prof. Acting (on contract)	Member
05	Smt. Neeta G. Dere , PA to Director	Member
06	Ms.Shefali Samnani, Matron	Member
07	Adv.Archana More	External Member
08	Ms. Geetanjali Sahu, Direction 2021 Batch	Student Member
09	Ms. Sarah Minz, Acting 2022 Batch	Student Member
10	Ms. Barsha Dasgupta, Cinematography 2020 Batch	Student Member

*Ms. Ketki Pandit, Professor SPW (on contract) will continue as Presiding Officer till 26.01.2025. Ms. Maheen Mirza, Assistant Professor Electronic Cinematography (on contract) will continue as a member till 26.01.2025 before she takeover as Presiding Officer of the committee.

Mandate of the internal Committee (IC)

i.The Committee will function as per Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Government of India orders issued in this respect from time to time.

ii.Provide assistance if an employee or a student chooses to file a complaint with the police.

iii.Provide mechanisms of dispute redressal and dialogue to anticipate and address issues through just and fair conciliation without undermining complainant’s rights, and minimize the need for purely punitive approaches that lead to further resentment, alienation or violence;

iv.Protect the safety of the complainant by not divulging the person’s identity and provide the mandatory relief by way of sanctioned leave or relaxation of attendance requirement or transfer to another department or supervisor as required during the pendency of the complaint or also provide for the transfer of the offender;

v. Ensure that victims or witnesses are not victimised or discriminated against while dealing with complaints of sexual harassment; an

vi. Ensure prohibition of retaliation or adverse action against a covered individual because the employee or the student is engaged in protected activity.

vii.The committee will review the programmes and monitor implementation of development schemes for women in accordance with the guidelines suggested by the National Commission for women.

viii.Gender Sensitisation and Orientation.

ix.Crisis Management and Mediation

x. Enquiry and Redressal.

Any aggrieved person can approach any one of the above mentioned member(s) at any time

Sexual Harassment at workplace / academic institutions is a serious offence. This is punishable under the law. All concerned are required to take notice of legal procedures regarding the same.

The Committee is a constitutional body formed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, with the purpose of making FTII a safe and secure place for all women - students, faculty as well as staff.

Contact e-mail:- internal.committee@ftii.ac.in / iccftii@gmail.com