Ch. VIII · §22
Chapter VIII
Miscellaneous
Section
Chapter VIII · Miscellaneous
Section 22
Employer to include information in annual report
Transcribed from the official India Code source for reading and comparison. PIH plain-language guidance is editorial and separate; this page is not legal advice.
Plain Language
Employers must disclose the number of sexual-harassment cases filed and disposed of during the year as part of their annual report.
If the employer does not prepare an annual report (common for smaller organisations), they must instead inform the District Officer of the case counts and disposal details.
The section speaks to cases filed and their disposal. Pending-case fields may arise under the prescribed committee-report rules, but should not be added to the statutory text of Section 22 without a separate source.
Why It Matters
This section closes the accountability loop — employers cannot hide case data or pretend no complaints exist.
It enables the District Officer and the government to track implementation patterns across employers in the district.
The dual-track design (annual report or direct intimation) ensures no employer can claim exemption due to reporting format.
Practical Example
Scenario: A mid-size company with an annual report includes a section on POSH compliance showing three cases filed and three disposed of during the year.
Outcome: This fulfils the Section 22 reporting route. The section does not itself require that the organisation's report be a public disclosure.
Scenario: A small business with fifteen employees does not prepare an annual report. It sends a written intimation to the District Officer stating two cases were filed and resolved.
Outcome: This also fulfils Section 22 through the alternative track for employers without annual reports.
Who Must Act
employer
- Build a reliable count-and-disposal workflow between HR and the committee.
- Include case counts in the annual report, or intimate the District Officer if no annual report is prepared.
- Ensure the data is accurate and consistent with the committee's annual report under Section 21.
Compliance
Include number of sexual-harassment cases filed and disposed of in the annual report
Actor: Employer · Rule: Section 22
If no annual report is prepared, intimate the case count and disposal to the District Officer
Actor: Employer · Rule: Section 22
Timelines
Annual report or intimation: Each reporting cycle
The employer must include POSH case data in the annual report or intimate the District Officer if no annual report is prepared.
Common Mistakes
Assuming that only large companies with formal annual reports need to report — the alternative intimation track applies to all employers.
Importing the prescribed committee-report fields into Section 22 without checking the separate reporting obligation in the section.
Failing to reconcile the employer's reported numbers with the committee's annual report under Section 21.
Practical PIH resources
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Source & Status
- Official source
- India Code, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India
- Source version
- India Code PDF — last updated 31 August 2021
- Source location
- India Code PDF, p. 12
- Retrieved
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