Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Dr. Birendra KUMAR has asked for inclusion of various backward classes of Odisha in the list of Other Backward Classes or OBCs of the Center in the field of social and education.
He held discussions with Kumar in New Delhi.
In the presence of Pradhan, representatives of the “Rajshree Balashi” community living in Ganjam and Gajapati districts also put forth their demands in this regard. The Union Minister thanked Dr. Kumar for his assurance to expedite the process of its approval.