(1) The Commission shall, in respect of any institution that will fully contravenes or repeatedly fails to comply with the obligations and duties laid out for the prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment of employees and students, take one or more of the following actions after providing due notice: -
(a) withdrawal of declaration of fitness to receive grants under section 12B of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
(b) removing the name of the university or college from the list maintained by the Commission under clause (f) of section 2 of said Act, 1956;
(c) withholding any grant allocated to the institution;
(d) declaring the institution ineligible for consideration for any assistance under any of the general or special assistance programmes of the Commission;
(e) informing the general public, including potential candidates for employment or admission, through a notice displayed prominently in the newspapers or other suitable media and posted on the website of the Commission, declaring that the institution does not provide for a zero tolerance policy against sexual harassment;
(f) recommending the affiliating university for withdrawal of affiliation, in case of a college;
(g) recommending the Central Government for withdrawal of declaration as an institution deemed to be university, in case of an institution deemed to be university;
(h) recommending the appropriate State Government for withdrawal of status as university in case of a university established or incorporated under a State Act.
(i) taking such other action within its powers as it may deem fit and impose such other penalties as may be provided in the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 for such duration of time till the institution complies with the provisions of these regulations.
(2) No action shall be taken by the Commission under these regulations unless the Institution has been given an opportunity to explain its position and an opportunity of being heard has been provided to it.
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