he Modi government created a four-member Group of Ministers (GoM) Wednesday to battle sexual harassment at the workplace.
Rajnath Singh will chair the GoM, which also comprises Nirmala Sitharaman, Maneka Gandhi and Nitin Gadkari. They will recommend ways to effectively implement existing legal and institutional frameworks, and to strengthen them.
The #MeToo movement, a global movement against sexual misconduct, has exploded in India. Several high-profile public figures have been named. One of them, MJ Akbar, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women, resigned from his post as a cabinet minister.
He denies the charges against him, and has filed a defamation case against his first accuser, senior journalist Priya Ramani.
India has taken steps to crack down on sexual offences in recent weeks. Last month, the government launched a sex offender registry, as well as a second portal which citizens can use to complain anonymously about online content such as child porn.
It has also launched an electronic complaint box so women can complain about sexual harassment at the workplace.
India Today
