SHe-Box registration on the Ministry of Women & Child Development portal
SHe-Box (shebox.wcd.gov.in) is the centralised Ministry of Women & Child Development portal for lodging and tracking sexual-harassment complaints; registering an organisation on it is a distinct step from constituting an Internal Committee under the POSH Act, and — for a growing list of states and districts — a separate obligation in its own right. We handle the Head Office Registration, nodal-officer nomination, and the ongoing record as branches and IC memberships change.
What SHe-Box is
The portal was launched in 2017 and substantially relaunched on 29 August 2024. The relaunch followed the Supreme Court's directions of 3 December 2024 in Aureliano Fernandes v. State of Goa & Ors., aimed at ending what the Court described as "paper compliance" — Internal Committees that exist on record but not in practice.
Two routes to an obligation
No single central notification makes SHe-Box registration compulsory for every private organisation in India. But that is not the same as saying it is optional — an obligation can reach you by either of two independent routes, and you need to check both.
1 · Where you operate
State and district authorities have issued their own directives. What we can currently verify:
- Delhi NCT — public notice, 12 June 2025, covering all public and private organisations.
- Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) — District Probation Officer directive, April 2025, for establishments with 10 or more employees.
- Mumbai City and Thane — registration deadline 15 May 2025.
- Directives in force in Maharashtra generally, Telangana, Odisha (from November 2025), Goa, Gujarat and Bengaluru Urban.
2 · Who regulates your sector
Independently of where you sit, a sectoral regulator can require SHe-Box registration of the entities it licenses — and that obligation runs pan-India, reaching every branch regardless of which state has issued a notice. Regulated financial-sector entities are the clearest example: market regulators and the exchanges have pushed SHe-Box and POSH compliance down to registered intermediaries as a condition of licensing rather than as a state-level matter.
If you are a regulated entity, the operative instrument is your own regulator's circular, not your district's notice — and it is usually the stricter of the two. We confirm which applies against your licence category at scoping rather than assuming it.
This list reflects what we have been able to confirm as of the date of this page and is not exhaustive — a district, state or regulator not listed here may still have an active directive we have not yet verified.
The Uttar Pradesh position
Noida sits in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh — not Delhi, so the Delhi NCT notice does not by itself reach a UP establishment. It does not need to: the District Probation Officer for Gautam Buddh Nagar issued a directive in April 2025 requiring establishments with 10 or more employees to register their Internal Committee on SHe-Box. A Noida employer at or above that threshold is covered on its own district's instruction.
Two things follow. An NCR employer that also maintains a Delhi office is separately covered by the Delhi mandate for that office, independent of its UP footprint. And if your sector's regulator requires SHe-Box registration, that obligation applies to every branch pan-India and overrides the question of which district you are in.
Uttar Pradesh has not issued a single state-wide notification of the kind Delhi NCT has; the position outside Gautam Buddh Nagar is district-by-district, and we confirm your specific district rather than assuming the Noida directive extends to it.
Registration flow
- 01
Private Head Office Registration on the portal.
- 02
Nomination of a Nodal Officer
— typically the HR head; the role need not be filled by an IC member.
- 03
Verification by the District Nodal Officer.
- 04
Credentials issued to the organisation.
- 05
Branches and IC member details added to the record.
Documents needed
Required for the Head Office Registration.
If applicable to the organisation.
Establishes the registering entity.
With district and sub-district specified.
Required as part of the registered contact details.
Name, designation, mobile number and email address.
The portal recorded over 1,61,000 registered workplaces, more than 68,460 Internal Committee records, and 777 Local Committees.
SHe-Box registration adds to an organisation's existing obligations under the POSH Act — the appointment order, the IC composition, the annual report. It replaces none of them.
What we deliver
- Preparation and filing of the Private Head Office Registration.
- Support setting up the Nodal Officer nomination and tracking District Nodal Officer verification.
- Addition of branch and IC member records as the organisation's structure changes.
- Ongoing monitoring of the registration's credential status — cadence and mode confirmed at scoping.
Who delivers it
Registration and record-keeping is coordinated by our compliance team, with our advocate panel available for the underlying IC-constitution work it depends on. See the panel for names and roles, and how to verify it at verification.
Price
SHe-Box registration and record maintenance is priced at ₹25,000, one-time. See pricing.
What we do not do
- We do not act as the organisation's Nodal Officer — that is an internal HR role, though we support whoever is appointed to it.
- We do not control or guarantee the verification timeline set by the District Nodal Officer.
- We do not treat SHe-Box registration as a substitute for IC constitution under s.4 — the two obligations run in parallel.
- We do not assert a UP/Noida registration mandate that we have not verified.
Frequently asked
What is SHe-Box?
SHe-Box is the Ministry of Women & Child Development's centralised portal (shebox.wcd.gov.in) for lodging and tracking sexual-harassment complaints, launched in 2017 and substantially relaunched on 29 August 2024.
Is SHe-Box registration mandatory everywhere in India?
There is no single central notification covering all private organisations, but an obligation can reach you two ways: a state or district directive where you operate, or your sector regulator requiring it of the entities it licenses. The second runs pan-India and does not depend on your district at all.
Are we, in Noida, covered by a registration mandate?
Yes, if you have 10 or more employees. The District Probation Officer for Gautam Buddh Nagar directed establishments at or above that threshold to register their Internal Committee on SHe-Box in April 2025.
We have offices in both Delhi and Noida — are we covered?
Both. The Delhi office falls under the Delhi NCT public notice of 12 June 2025; the Noida office falls under the Gautam Buddh Nagar directive of April 2025. Each office registers on its own footing.
Our regulator requires SHe-Box registration — does the state position still matter?
Not for whether you must register. A regulator's requirement applies to every branch pan-India and is usually the stricter obligation, so it settles the question regardless of which state or district notices are in force. The operative document is your regulator's own circular, which we confirm against your licence category at scoping.
We already have a constituted IC — do we still need SHe-Box registration?
Possibly, depending on the mandate applicable to your location. SHe-Box registration adds to IC-constitution obligations; it does not replace them, and having one does not exempt you from the other.
What documents do we need to register?
Organisation PAN, GST registration if applicable, incorporation certificate, full address with district and sub-district, landline STD code, and the Nodal Officer's name, designation, mobile and email.
Who should be the Nodal Officer?
Typically the HR head. The role need not be filled by a member of the Internal Committee.
How long does District Nodal Officer verification take?
This depends on the district; we track it once filed but the timeline itself is set by ‹the relevant District Nodal Officer›.
Can we add branch offices to the registration later?
Yes — branches and IC member details are added to the registration record after the initial Head Office Registration and credential issuance.
Where to go next
Registration is a documents check, separate from constituting your IC.
Check this against the record
Everything on this page rests on the statute, the Rules, or a reported judgment. These are the originals — links open on the issuing body's own site.
The Ministry of Women & Child Development portal for IC registration and complaint tracking.
The ministry administering the POSH Act 2013 and the SHe-Box portal.
The Government of India repository carrying the bare text of the POSH Act 2013 and its Rules.