Annual POSH Compliance Report

Under Section 21 of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace Act, 2013, the Internal Committee (IC) is legally required to prepare and submit an annual report to the employer at the end of each calendar year. The employer, in turn, must include this data in its Annual Report (for companies covered under the Companies Act) or submit it to the District Officer.

The annual report must contain: the number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year; the number of complaints disposed of; the number of cases pending for more than 90 days; the number of workshops or awareness programmes conducted; and the nature of action taken by the employer on IC recommendations.

Non-submission of the annual POSH report — or submitting an inaccurate report — constitutes non-compliance with the Act and can attract penalties of up to ₹50,000 for a first offence, and cancellation of business licences for repeat violations. Regulators and investors increasingly scrutinise POSH compliance records as part of ESG due diligence.

Ensuring accurate annual reporting requires that the IC maintains complete records of all complaints, inquiry proceedings, and resolutions throughout the year. An LMS with compliance tracking and certificate records makes this significantly easier — all completion data is time-stamped and audit-ready. Aktrea's POSH training programme includes LMS-tracked certificates specifically designed to satisfy this documentation requirement.