For no fault of the boy, he is suffering a lot. Officials in the Government also sincerely desire to extend a helping hand. But they find no other way out. Since manual works in most of the offices have virtually been stopped and particularly in filling up of the forms for different examinations, the hands of the officials are tight.
As per information, a high school student from Balangir district desirous of appearing at the high school certificate examination 2017 is the son of an unwed mother. And, it is obvious that he has no legal father and ‘none’ to be mentioned in the online application for registration for the next year examination that is going on all over the State now. Online system doesn’t accept such type of application and hence, it was rejected due to lack of the father’s name.
“The boy is a meritorious student. So, we wanted to help him. We also contacted our seniors in Cuttack. At the first stage, they also find no solution,” said an official from the BSE Odisha’s Sambalpur office. But finally, the headmaster of the concerned high school in Balangir district in consultation with the mother of the boy gave a name, may be fake one. That finally enabled the boy to fill up his registration form for the coming year examination.
Meanwhile, many social activists demand before the Government to find a permanent solution to such cases instead of giving a fake name of the father to see that the application is not rejected.