A total of 391 complaints of sexual harassment of women at the work place in various Central Ministries have been received, including 150 since January 1, 2020, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani told the Rajya Sabha, in a written reply, that the ministry has developed an online complaint portal titled Sexual Harassment Electronic Box (SHe-Box) to facilitate the registration of complaints related to sexual harassment of women at work place.

Once a complaint is registered in the SHe-Box, it directly reaches the authority concerned having jurisdiction to take action in the matter, she said, adding that the responsibility to take action on such complaints as well as to ensure updating of status in that regard on SHe Box is with the Central ministries and departments concerned. "As of now, total 391 complaints have been received in the SHe-Box pertaining to various Central Ministries, out of which 150 complaints have been received since January 1, 2020," the minister said.