Raghavan appoints committee to probe sexual harassment in North

Raghavan appoints committee to probe sexual harassment in North

February 11, 2019   07:23 pm

Many complaints have been received by the Northern Province Governor Suren Raghavan regarding incidents of sexual harassment of females and the lack of gender equality within the field of Education in the North.

Accordingly, Governor has decided to appoint an investigative committee to probe these issues.

Reportedly, two out of the three committee members will be female and out of the two; among those two one member would be nominated by the employees who made the complaints. 

In order to improve the field of Education in the North, Governor Raghavan has decided to appoint a council of 15 senior scholars to instruct and guide the Education Ministry of Northern Province.

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