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Ministry sets up panel to probe harassment at AIR FM station

The committee headed by a Joint Secretary level official and comprising two other senior lady officers has been asked to submit its report within three days.

The I&B Ministry on Wednesday set up a committee to look into allegations leveled by news presenters of All India Radio’s FM channel that they have been sexually harassed at workplace.

The committee headed by a Joint Secretary level official and comprising two other senior lady officers has been asked to submit its report within three days. The Indian Express on Wednesday reported about a complaint filed by the AIR Broadcasting Professionals Association with the Delhi Commission for Women alleging news presenters were facing sexual harassment at AIR FM Gold radio station.

The committee,the I&B Ministry said,“shall look into the specific allegation made by Radio Presenters of FM Gold,AIR” and “the issues relating to safety at workplace of women employees working in FM Gold,AIR.”

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