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Hans India
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Depts asked not to use the term ‘harijan'
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. The government suggested to the authorities concerned that words like 'Scheduled Caste' in English and 'anusuchita jati' in Odia or other national languages should be used to 'denote persons belonging to Scheduled Castes as notified under Article 341 of the Constitution', according to a letter issued on August 12 by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Class Welfare department. The letter was sent to all the additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries and commissioner-cum-secretaries, the officials said. 'They have been instructed to ensure that the word 'harijan' does not appear in any official communications, records, transactions, caste certificates, publications, departmental names or any other form of use,' an official said. The authorities concerned are also directed to educate their staff and update existing documents and records accordingly, he said. They are also told to submit a compliance report on the action taken on the matter, another official said. The State government's action came in the wake of the guidelines issued by the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), prohibiting the use of the word 'harijan'. These guidelines will be strictly enforced in all government offices, the official said. In 1982, the Centre had asked all State governments not to use the term 'harijan' to refer to Dalits. Following fresh guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, a similar order was also issued in 2013 to all the States, directing them to ensure non-use of the word 'harijan' not only in caste certificates but also in official communications, the officials said. The Odisha Assembly has also prohibited the use of the word 'harijan', they said.
NDTV
a day ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Odisha Government Bans Use Of 'Harijan' Word In All Official Communications
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. The government suggested the authorities concerned that words like 'scheduled caste' in English and 'anusuchita jati' in Odia or other national languages should be used to "denote persons belonging to scheduled castes as notified under Article 341 of the Constitution", according to a letter issued on August 12 by the commissioner-cum-secretary of the ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Class Welfare Department. The letter was sent to all the additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries, and commissioner-cum-secretaries, the officials said. "They have been instructed to ensure that the word 'harijan' does not appear in any official communications, records, transactions, caste certificates, publications, departmental names, or any other form of use," one of the officials said. The authorities concerned are also directed to educate their staff and update existing documents and records accordingly, he said. They are also told to submit a compliance report on the action taken on the matter, another official said. The state government's action came in the wake of the guidelines issued by the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), prohibiting the use of the word 'harijan'. These guidelines will be strictly enforced in all government offices, the official said. In 1982, the Centre had asked all state governments not to use the term 'harijan' to refer to Dalits. Following fresh guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, a similar order was also issued in 2013 to all the states, directing them to ensure non-use of the 'harijan' word not only in caste certificates but also in official communications, the officials said. The Odisha Assembly has also prohibited the use of the word 'harijan', they said.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Odisha bans use of ‘harijan' in official records: Govt tells depts to use ‘scheduled caste' or ‘anusuchita jati' instead; move follows OHRC directive
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has directed all its departments, public and educational institutions, and other organizations to stop using the term 'harijan' in their communications, officials said on Wednesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The government suggested the authorities concerned that words like 'scheduled caste' in English and 'anusuchita jati' in Odia or other national languages should be used to "denote persons belonging to scheduled castes as notified under Article 341 of the Constitution", according to a letter issued on August 12 by the commissioner-cum-secretary of the ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Class Welfare Department. Officials said the letter was sent to all additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries, and commissioner-cum-secretaries. "They have been instructed to ensure that the word 'harijan' does not appear in any official communications, records, transactions, caste certificates, publications, departmental names, or any other form of use," one of the officials said. Authorities have been directed to educate their staff and update existing documents and records accordingly, an official said. They have also been asked to submit a compliance report detailing the actions taken. The state government's move follows guidelines issued by the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) prohibiting the use of the term 'harijan'. These guidelines will be strictly enforced across all government offices, the official added. The term 'harijan' has long been discouraged: in 1982, the Centre instructed all states not to use it to refer to Dalits. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Following fresh guidelines from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, a similar order was issued in 2013, directing states to avoid the word in caste certificates and official communications. The Odisha Assembly has also prohibited its use, officials noted. (With inputs from agencies)
Economic Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Stop using 'harijan' word in official communications: Odisha govt asks depts
IANS Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi 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. The government suggested the authorities concerned that words like 'scheduled caste' in English and 'anusuchita jati' in Odia or other national languages should be used to "denote persons belonging to scheduled castes as notified under Article 341 of the Constitution", according to a letter issued on August 12 by the commissioner-cum-secretary of the ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Class Welfare Department. The letter was sent to all the additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries, and commissioner-cum-secretaries, the officials said. "They have been instructed to ensure that the word 'harijan' does not appear in any official communications, records, transactions, caste certificates, publications, departmental names, or any other form of use," one of the officials said. The authorities concerned are also directed to educate their staff and update existing documents and records accordingly, he said. They are also told to submit a compliance report on the action taken on the matter, another official state government's action came in the wake of the guidelines issued by the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), prohibiting the use of the word 'harijan'.These guidelines will be strictly enforced in all government offices, the official 1982, the Centre had asked all state governments not to use the term 'harijan' to refer to Dalits. Following fresh guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, a similar order was also issued in 2013 to all the states, directing them to ensure non-use of the 'harijan' word not only in caste certificates but also in official communications, the officials said. The Odisha Assembly has also prohibited the use of the word 'harijan', they said.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Stop using 'harijan' word in official communications: Odisha govt asks depts
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. The government suggested the authorities concerned that words like ' scheduled caste ' in English and 'anusuchita jati' in Odia or other national languages should be used to "denote persons belonging to scheduled castes as notified under Article 341 of the Constitution ", according to a letter issued on August 12 by the commissioner-cum-secretary of the ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Class Welfare Department. Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 4 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals Batch 2 By Ansh Mehra View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 3 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals By Vaibhav Sisinity View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 2 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass Batch-1 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program The letter was sent to all the additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries, and commissioner-cum-secretaries, the officials said. "They have been instructed to ensure that the word 'harijan' does not appear in any official communications, records, transactions, caste certificates , publications, departmental names, or any other form of use," one of the officials said. The authorities concerned are also directed to educate their staff and update existing documents and records accordingly, he said. Live Events They are also told to submit a compliance report on the action taken on the matter, another official said. The state government's action came in the wake of the guidelines issued by the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), prohibiting the use of the word 'harijan'. These guidelines will be strictly enforced in all government offices, the official said. In 1982, the Centre had asked all state governments not to use the term 'harijan' to refer to Dalits. Following fresh guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment , a similar order was also issued in 2013 to all the states, directing them to ensure non-use of the 'harijan' word not only in caste certificates but also in official communications, the officials said. The Odisha Assembly has also prohibited the use of the word 'harijan', they said.
