SHINE App: Railways’ Harassment Reporting Tool for Women Staff
Why in the news
On Women’s Day, the Railways rolled out a mobile app letting its women employees report workplace sexual harassment digitally.
Key facts
- App name: SHINE (Sexual Harassment Incident Notification for Empowerment); date: 8 March.
- Integrated with HRMS; accessed via the Employee Self Service (ESS) portal.
- Complainant identity stays confidential; complaints reach the right authorities quickly.
- Others, such as visitors, contract staff and trainees, can be reported for by someone else.
Legal framework
- Vishakha Guidelines (1997): Supreme Court directions that mandated Internal Complaints Committees.
- POSH Act, 2013: statutory framework for such complaints.
Exam angle
- Expansion of SHINE.
- Vishakha: 1997, ICCs.
- POSH Act year: 2013.