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After a long hiatus the PRIA CASH website is back with some great news:

The President of India has given his assent to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2013. It has now been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 23rd April 2013 as Act No. 14 of 2013
The legislative progress of the Bill has been a lengthy one:

+ - The Bill was first introduced by women and child development minister Krishna Tirath in 2007 It was approved by the Union Cabinet in January 2010 Click to collapse

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=66781
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cabinet-approves-bill-for-protection-at-workplace/article868580.ece

+ - The Bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha in December 2010 and referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources Development Click to collapse

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bill-to-prevent-workplace-sexual-harassment-tabled/article937482.ece
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1495164/report-bill-on-sexual-harassment-referred-to-parliamentary-panel

+ - Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources Development published a report on the bill on 30 November 2011 Click to collapse

http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Sexual%20Harassment/SCR%20Protection%20of%20Women.pdf
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/panel-wants-domestic-workers-brought-under-bill-against-sexual-harassment/article2700345.ece
http://indiacurrentaffairs.org/the-protection-of-women-against-sexual-harassment-at-workplace-bill-2010-some-reflections/

+ - In May 2012, the Union Cabinet approved an amendment to include domestic workers Click to collapse

http://ntui.org.in/labour-news/item/sexual-harassment-bill-to-cover-domestic-help/

+ - The amended Bill was finally passed by the Lok Sabha on 3 September 2012 Click to collapse

http://clpr.org.in/lok-sabha-passes-the-sexual-harassment-at-workplace-bill/
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1736333/report-lok-sabha-passes-bill-to-protect-women-at-workplace

+ - The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha(the upper house of the Indian Parliament) on 26 February 2013 Click to collapse

http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/news/Sexual-Harassment-of-Women-at-Workplace-Prevention-Prohibition-and-Redressal-Bill-2013-Passed-by-Parliament-14370.asp#.UXn5fUpu8jw
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliament-passes-bill-to-prevent-sexual-harassment-at-workplace/article4455795.ece