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

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

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.

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.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked all its departments, public and educational institutes and others to stop using the term ‘harijan’ in communications, officials said on Wednesday.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has directed all public institutions, educational bodies, and departments to stop using ...

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

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

‘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.

The Harijan families had left their village fearing attack by Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and taken shelter at Semliguda with the assistance of district administration .