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Internal Committee (IC) to Act Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace

Reconstituted in pursuance of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 as amended by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2016.

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Internal Committee (IC) to Act Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace

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In pursuance of the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, as amended by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 (Act No. 23 of 2016) dated 6th May 2016, the "Internal Complaints Committee" has been renamed as "Internal Committee" (IC), and with the approval of the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Assam Agricultural University, the Internal Committee (IC) of Assam Agricultural University is reconstituted with the following members to take up complaints from staff and students of the University and create a safe and gender-sensitive environment for women.
Reconstituted Internal Committee (IC)

Internal Committee Members (2026-27)

9 Members
Sl. No. Name & Designation Role
1 Dr. Akashi Sarma, Professor, Deptt. of Plant Breeding & Genetics, FA, AAU, Jorhat Chairperson
2 Dr. Ranendra Nath Barman, Associate Dean, Biswanath College of Agriculture, AAU, Biswanath Chariali Member
3 Dr. Ranjit Sarma, Associate Dean, Sarat Chandra Sinha College of Agriculture, AAU, Dhubri Member
4 Dr. Aradhana Barooah, Principal Scientist, Directorate of Research (Agri.), AAU, Jorhat Member
5 Mrs. Nivedita Baruah, Deputy Registrar (P), AAU, Jorhat Member
6 Dr. Sampreety Gogoi, Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Human Development & Family Studies, College of Community Science, AAU, Jorhat Member
7 Ms. Meera Baruah, Legal Advisor, AAU, Jorhat Member
8 Dr. Aditi Bezbaruah, Retired Professor, Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat Member
9 Smt. Karismita Talukdar, Ph.D (2nd year), College of Community Science, AAU, Jorhat Member (Student Matters)
Official Notification Document

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