Govt Launches SHe-Box Portal to Strengthen Workplace Safety for Women

New Delhi: In a significant step towards ensuring safer workplaces for women, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the SHe-Box portal, an online system aimed at enhancing the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (SH Act).

The SHe-Box portal serves as a centralized repository and complaint monitoring system for cases of workplace sexual harassment. It facilitates the filing, tracking, and resolution of complaints while maintaining strict confidentiality.

Key Features of SHe-Box

1. Comprehensive Monitoring: The portal ensures real-time data updates by designated nodal officers at workplaces and provides a monitoring dashboard for central, state, and district-level authorities.
2. Streamlined Complaint Process: Aggrieved women or third parties can file complaints via the portal by registering basic details. Complaints are automatically forwarded to the Internal Committee (IC) or Local Committee (LC) concerned for action.
3. Confidentiality Guaranteed: Complainant details are masked, accessible only to the Chairperson of the respective IC or LC, ensuring privacy throughout the process.
4. Integrated Reporting: Supervisory authorities can generate detailed reports on complaint status and adherence to inquiry timelines.
5. Real-Time Updates: Complainants can track their cases, ensuring transparency and accountability.

The portal simplifies the complaint process, enabling women from all sectors—government, private, and informal—to report grievances without fear. In cases where the workplace IC is not registered, the system notifies state and district nodal officers to facilitate early registration and address the complaint promptly.

The SH Act mandates a 90-day timeline for inquiry completion, and the portal provides tools to monitor adherence, ensuring timely resolution.

Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur, highlighted the government’s commitment to safeguarding women’s rights at workplaces while announcing the portal in the Rajya Sabha. She emphasized that the SHe-Box portal aligns with the SH Act’s objectives to create harassment-free work environments.

The SHe-Box portal marks a pivotal advancement in addressing workplace sexual harassment, bridging gaps in monitoring, reporting, and resolving cases. This initiative underscores the government’s dedication to empowering women and fostering inclusive, safe workplaces across the country.

For further details and to file complaints, users can access the portal at SHe-Box Portal.