Thanks Hon’ble Debi Prasad Mishra, You have generated a Sure Hope for Governance in Oriya

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

The evening of August 15 shall remain memorable for the members of Oriya Bhasa Sangram Samiti (OBSS). Its campaign for implementation of Orissa Official Language Act, 1954 (hereinafter called the Act) took a positive leap, generating a sure hope for governance of Orissa in Oriya.

Chairman of the Joint Action Committee comprising the specially constituted Group of Ministers (GoM) and the representatives of OBSS, Hon’ble Debi Prasad Mishra, in an informal meet of the JAC, last evening agreed to recommend the Samiti’s proposal for creation of necessary Rules to administer the Act.

Representatives of OBSS comprising convener Sri Sankar Parida, Joint Convener Dr. Subrat Prusti, Eminent Linguist and former Director of Central Institute of Indian Languages Dr. Debi Prasanna Pattanayak, Prof. Natabar Satpathy, and this Reporter apprised the GoM Chairman the details of the necessity of forming the Rules for administration of the Act. He appreciated the idea and suggested that it should be incorporated in the Policy Paper Dr. Pattanayak has been authorized in the last JAC to prepare, so that after the next formal meeting of the JAC, he would place the proposal before the Hon’ble Chief Minister with positive recommendation. Dr. Subrat Prusti, Prof.Natabar Satpathy and this Reporter are to help Dr. Pattanayak in this regard.

Active members of OBSS, Sri Deba Prasad Parija, Sri Pabitra Mohan Maharatha and Sri Ranjan Kumar Raut helped the informal meeting with their valuable suggestions.