🟣 What is the Vigilance Committee?

The Vigilance Committee is a local-level protection and support mechanism established to safeguard the rights of women and children and to ensure their physical, mental, and personal safety. The committee works to prevent violence, rights violations, discrimination, and social exclusion against women and children.

Its primary function is to facilitate timely interventions, provide support through available legal and welfare mechanisms, and ensure effective protection systems for women and children by utilizing the legal safeguards and assistance services available to them.

🟢 Objectives and Functions of the Vigilance Committee

1️⃣ Protection of Rights

To protect the rights of women and children and intervene against violence, discrimination, exploitation, injustice, and rights violations committed against them.

2️⃣ Complaint Redressal

To receive complaints involving women and children and ensure appropriate solutions through immediate interventions and support services.

3️⃣ Referral and Follow-up

To refer complaints that cannot be resolved at the local level to the District Vigilance Committee, Women's Commission, Government Agencies, Legal Aid Institutions, and other competent authorities, and to ensure necessary follow-up actions.

4️⃣ Coordination of Services

To coordinate the activities of government and non-government agencies and schemes working for the protection and welfare of women and children.

5️⃣ Creating a Safe Social Environment

To implement activities and initiatives that help create a safe and supportive social environment for women and children.

6️⃣ Community Participation

To ensure the achievement of objectives through people's collectives, community organizations, and local social support systems.

7️⃣ Social Monitoring and Support

To promote community monitoring and public support for women and child protection initiatives.

🔵 Grama Panchayat Vigilance Committee – Structure

The Grama Panchayat Vigilance Committee consists of 11 members.

Office Bearers

Chairperson

President of the Grama Panchayat

Vice Chairperson

Vice President of the Grama Panchayat

Convener

ICDS Supervisor

Co-Convener

Panchayat Secretary

Members

• Chairperson, Welfare Standing Committee
• Advocate (Lawyer)
• Inspector of Police / Sub-Inspector of Police
• Woman Panchayat Member or Social Worker belonging to the SC/ST community
• Medical Officer of the Primary Health Centre
• CDS Chairperson
• One representative selected from among the Conveners of Ward-Level Vigilance Committees

Special Invitees

• Representative of the District Child Protection Committee (DCPC)
• Educational Executive Officer

👥 Kumily Grama Panchayat Vigilance Committee Members