About Kanika Rao — POSH Consultant

Most organisations discover they need POSH expertise at the worst possible moment — a complaint has just landed, the Internal Committee doesn't have a valid external member, and someone is frantically searching "POSH consultant near me." Kanika Rao built this practice for the other 364 days of the year: the compliance work that, done properly upfront, means that moment never turns into a crisis.

Ten years, 200+ organisations, one focus

Kanika Rao has spent over a decade working exclusively in POSH Act compliance — not as one line item within a broader HR consultancy, but as a dedicated practice. That focus shows up in the numbers: 200+ organisations advised, more than 50,000 employees trained directly, and empanelment with the Ministry of Women & Child Development as a recognised subject-matter expert.

This depth matters in a field where generalist HR consultants and law firms often treat POSH as a small add-on to a broader retainer. A dedicated practice means every engagement — whether it's a single external ICC appointment or a full compliance overhaul across a multi-state organisation — is handled by someone whose entire practice is built around getting this one area of law right.

What sets this practice apart

• Government empanelment. Recognition by the Ministry of Women & Child Development isn't a marketing line — it reflects a standard of competence and independence that most external ICC members and trainers in the market simply haven't been vetted for.
• Real inquiry experience, not just policy templates. Many POSH "consultants" have only ever drafted documents. Kanika Rao has sat as external member on active inquiries — the part of the job that actually tests whether someone understands the law, not just the paperwork.
• Straight answers, not generic disclaimers. HR teams come to this practice specifically because they want a clear, practical answer to a genuinely difficult question — not a cautious non-answer designed to avoid liability.
• Built for how Indian companies actually operate — multi-location teams, WFH and hybrid workforces, startups with lean HR functions, and large enterprises with multiple ICCs across states.

What this practice offers

Everything under this practice is designed to work together rather than as disconnected services:

• External ICC Member Services — the mandatory independent voice on your Internal Committee.
• POSH Training — sensitisation programmes for employees, managers, and ICC members.
• Corporate Workshops — interactive, case-study-driven sessions for HR and leadership teams.
• Policy Drafting & Documentation — legally accurate policies, ICC orders, and annual reports.
• Legal Advisory — compliance gap analysis and hands-on guidance through live complaints and inquiries.

For a plain-language walkthrough of specific compliance questions, the FAQ and the blog cover everything from Internal Committee composition to what happens when a complaint involves a founder.

Who this practice works with

Clients range from early-stage startups appointing their first external ICC member to listed companies managing multi-state compliance and board-level POSH disclosure. What they have in common is a preference for working with someone who treats POSH as a serious area of practice, not a checkbox exercise bolted onto a broader retainer.

If your organisation needs a compliant Internal Committee, a training programme that employees actually engage with, or a second opinion on how a live complaint is being handled, get in touch to discuss what your specific situation needs.