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POSH Act Section 20
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The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

Section 20 Duties and powers of District Officer

Chapter
VII · Duties and Powers of District Officer
The District OfficerDefined in section 2(d) and notified under section 5 to exercise powers and discharge functions under the Act. shall,--
(a) monitor the timely submission of report furnished by the Local CommitteeDefined in section 2(i) and constituted under section 6 by the District Officer.;
(b) take such measures as may be necessary for engaging non-governmental organisations for creation of awareness on sexual harassmentDefined in section 2(n): includes unwelcome physical contact, requests for sexual favours, sexually coloured remarks, showing pornography, or other unwelcome physical, verbal, or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature. and the rights of the women.