POSH Compliance in Bangalore
Policy, Internal Committee and annual report for every Bengaluru office and unit, from ₹9,499
Every employer in Bengaluru with 10 or more employees at a workplace must have a written POSH policy, an Internal Committee constituted by written order with an external member, regular awareness sessions and an annual report to the District Officer. The duty attaches to each office or unit, so a company with a tech park office, a second floor across the city and a warehouse beyond the city limits may need more than one committee.
Our Bengaluru office on N.R. Road sets up POSH compliance for startups, product and services companies, manufacturers, schools and clinics. The national guide explains the Act; this page covers how it works for employers in Bengaluru Urban and the districts around it.
Reviewed by Regikart's CS team· Last updated 24 October 2026
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Which employers in Bengaluru must comply
The District Officer and Local Committee for Bengaluru
The POSH Act asks each state government to notify a District Officer for every district. The District Officer constitutes the Local Committee, receives the Internal Committees' annual reports and monitors compliance. Karnataka's notification sets the designation; we have not found it published on an official page we can cite, so this page refers to the District Officer notified by the Karnataka government for your district, and we confirm the current office and address when we prepare your report.
Most Bengaluru employers fall within Bengaluru Urban district, whose administration is headed by the Deputy Commissioner. The district's official site lists five taluks: Bengaluru North, Bengaluru North (Additional), Bengaluru South, Bengaluru East and Anekal. That means offices in the city's tech parks and an industrial unit in Anekal taluk report to the same District Officer.
A unit outside Bengaluru Urban is different. Hoskote, Nelamangala, Devanahalli and Doddaballapur are taluks of the neighbouring rural district, which has its own district administration. A warehouse or plant there reports to that district's District Officer, and complaints from a small unit there go to that district's Local Committee.
How the annual report is filed in Karnataka
The Act and rule 14 set what the report contains, not how it is delivered. We have not found an official Karnataka state portal or e-mail address notified for POSH annual reports. Unless the District Officer's office tells you otherwise, we prepare a signed hard copy, address it to the District Officer for the district where each unit sits, and keep the acknowledgement. If your district asks for a soft copy as well, we send it in the format asked for.
Workplace and committee details on the central SHe-Box portal of the Ministry of Women and Child Development are a separate step. Updating SHe-Box does not replace the report to the District Officer.
One Internal Committee per office or unit: an illustrative example
Section 4(1) requires a committee at every office or administrative unit located at a different place. Take a company, used here only as an illustration, with this set-up:
| Unit | Location | Employees | Internal Committee? | Annual report goes to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru Urban | 85 | Yes, its own | District Officer, Bengaluru Urban |
| Development centre | Electronic City, Anekal taluk, Bengaluru Urban | 40 | Yes, its own | District Officer, Bengaluru Urban |
| Warehouse | Hoskote, neighbouring district | 22, mostly through a contractor | Yes, its own | District Officer of that district |
| Sales office | Mysuru | 6 | No; complaints go to the Mysuru Local Committee | Not applicable; cover the route in the policy |
Contract workers at the warehouse count towards the 10-employee threshold under section 2(f), which is why that unit needs a committee. One external member can serve more than one committee if each order names that person, but each committee needs its own Presiding Officer and internal members from that unit or, where none is available, as section 4 allows.
The Board's report statement for companies
A company's Board's report must carry a statement under rule 8(5)(x) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 that it has complied with the provisions on constituting the Internal Committee under the POSH Act. The Companies (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules, 2025 (G.S.R. 357(E), dated 30 May 2025, in force from 14 July 2025) added three figures to that statement:
- the number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year;
- the number of complaints disposed of during the year; and
- the number of cases pending for more than ninety days.
The same amendment also added a statement on compliance with the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. The Board's report covers the financial year, while the Internal Committee's annual report covers the calendar year, so the two counts will not always match. We reconcile them from the complaint register and keep a short working note on file, so the figures in the Board's report, the committee reports for each unit and your registers can be traced to one another. This links into your annual ROC filing.
The rules, at a glance
| Who must comply | Every employer with 10 or more employees must constitute an Internal Committee at each office or administrative unit (section 4) |
|---|---|
| Internal Committee | A senior woman employee as Presiding Officer, at least two employee members and one external member; at least half the members women; term of up to 3 years |
| Smaller workplaces | Complaints from workplaces with fewer than 10 employees, or against the employer, go to the Local Committee set up by the District Officer (section 6) |
| Complaint and inquiry | Complaint within 3 months of the incident (extendable by 3 months); inquiry completed within 90 days (sections 9 and 11) |
| Annual report | The Internal Committee reports each calendar year to the employer and the District Officer (section 21; rule 14) |
| Penalty | Fine up to ₹50,000; on a repeat offence, twice the punishment and possible cancellation of licence or registration (section 26) |
The Act and the 2013 Rules are the same in every state. What differs city to city is the District Officer you report to and the local administration behind the Local Committee.
Documents to keep ready
POSH Compliance fee in Bengaluru
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Regikart professional fee: POSH set-up for a single workplace | From ₹9,499 |
| Additional offices or units, annual report preparation, training sessions and external member arrangements | Quoted on scope |
| Government fee | Nil |
Professional fees exclude GST at 18%. There is no government fee under the POSH Act. Fees verified on 24 October 2026.
The starting fee covers one workplace. If your Bengaluru set-up has several offices or units, or a site in a neighbouring district, send us the list with headcount and we will quote a fixed fee for the whole set-up, including annual reports and training, before any work starts.
Working with our Bengaluru office
You can meet a company secretary at our office at 26 Krishnalaya Complex, 4th Cross, N.R. Road, Bengaluru 560002, or work with us entirely by e-mail, WhatsApp and video call. Awareness sessions for employees and orientation for committee members run online or on-site at your office by arrangement.
The usual sequence
- Map the workplaces. We list every unit, count employees as section 2(f) defines them, and mark which units need their own committee and which district each one falls in.
- Policy. We draft a POSH policy with the complaint route, timelines and confidentiality, and the Local Committee route for small units.
- Internal Committee order. We draft a written order for each committee, with the members, the external member and the term.
- Display notice. We give you the notice with the penal consequences and committee details for each premises.
- Training. Awareness sessions for employees and orientation for committee members, with attendance records.
- Register. We set up the complaint register and minutes format, and help you update SHe-Box.
- Annual report. At the end of each calendar year we prepare the rule 14 report for each committee and the District Officer of its district.
Every year
Each committee files its annual report even if there were no complaints. We track committee terms of up to three years, update orders when members leave or a new office opens, repeat awareness sessions and, for companies, draft the Board's report statement.
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