Ahead of the proposed first meeting of the inter-Ministerial committee scheduled on August 1 for implementation of Orissa Official language Act, 1954, a delegation of Bhasa Suraksha Sammilani on Wednesday met committee chairman Debi Prasad Mishra and Arun Sahu urging them to ensure early implementation of the Act.
The delegation headed by BJD Rajya Sabha member Baishnab Charan Parida
met Ministers Debi Prasad Mishra and Arun Sahu and sought their help to promote Odia language.
“We apprised Debi Prasad Mishra and Arun Sahu about the poor use Odia. They also agreed to our observations. They assured us to ensure implementation of the Orissa Official language Act, 1954,” said Parida, also the convenor of the Bhasa Suraksha Sammilani.
The Sammilani has been demanding compulsory use of Odia in education, administration and judicial matters.
last month bowing to the pressure of the agitation of Odia Bhasa Sangram Samiti, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik formed a committee headed by School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra which includes Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Minister of State for law Arun Sahu and Minister of State for Energy Pranab Prakash Das.
The committee would suggest steps to be taken by the Government for use of Odia as official language in all departments.