BHUBANESWAR: In a significant move, the state government on Tuesday asked all its departments and offices to not use the term ...

Odisha Government bans use of 'Harijan' in official communications, directs use of 'scheduled caste' instead, enforcing OHRC ...

The authorities concerned are also directed to educate their staff and update existing documents and records accordingly.

The Odisha government has directed all departments, public institutions, and educational bodies to discontinue the use of the ...

Odisha bans 'harijan' term, mandates 'Scheduled Caste' in official records following OHRC order. Departments must comply and ...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked all departments to stop using the word ‘Harijan’ in all forms of official records.

The Odisha government has banned the use of the term 'harijan' in all official communications, directing departments and ...

The Odisha government has officially banned the use of the term ‘Harijan’ in all state communications, directing departments ...

The Odisha government has directed all departments and public institutions to completely discontinue the use of the term ...

To uphold constitutional terminology and promote social justice, the Odisha Government has issued a directive banning the use ...

‘Harijan’, meaning ‘children of God’, was a term first used by Gandhi to refer to Dalits in 1932. He even started three journals in English, Hindi and Gujarati in the same name in 1933.