{"id":79277,"date":"2020-05-19T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T10:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/?p=79277"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:24:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T08:54:48","slug":"duties-and-powers-of-district-officer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/duties-and-powers-of-district-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Duties and Powers of District Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Who-is-responsible-for-prevention_-2-1.png\" alt=\"Duties and Powers of District Officer\" class=\"wp-image-91473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Who-is-responsible-for-prevention_-2-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Who-is-responsible-for-prevention_-2-1-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Duties and Powers of District Officer<\/strong>&#8211; The District Magistrate or Additional District Magistrate or the Collector or Deputy Collector may be notified as to the District Officer for every District. One of the very few times that the Government has a direct say regarding issues relating to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (\u2018<strong>Act<\/strong>\u2018) is regarding the appointment of the District Officer. While appointing the District Officer is not predicated on him\/her possessing certain attributes or qualifications, the emphasis is more on how the person is found, how he\/she is appointed, and what duties are to be carried out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As per Section 20, the District Officer shall monitor the timely submission of reports by the LCC and take such measures as may be necessary for engaging non-governmental organizations for creating awareness on sexual harassment and the rights of women.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>The District Officer shall,-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>monitor the timely submission of reports furnished by the Local Committee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>take such measures as may be necessary for engaging non-governmental organizations for the creation of awareness on sexual harassment and the rights of the women.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Get Certificate in POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment). Gain knowledge on the module &#8220;Duties and Powers of District Officer&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Try-Free-Practice-Test-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Try-Free-Practice-Test-1-1.png 961w, https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Try-Free-Practice-Test-1-1-300x47.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/certificate-in-posh-prevention-of-sexual-harassment-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Go back to Tutorial<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/human-resources\/posh-prevention-of-sexual-harassment-training-certificate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Go to Home Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duties and Powers of District Officer&#8211; The District Magistrate or Additional District Magistrate or the Collector or Deputy Collector may be notified as to the District Officer for every District. 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