The 33rd Foundation Day of the Odisha State Commission for Women was celebrated at the Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, reaffirming the state’s commitment to strengthening women’s rights and empowerment.
Speaking at the 2nd Guru Padmasambhava Prayer Ceremony and the International Buddhist Conference at Udayagiri Buddhist heritage site in Jajpur district, Parida stated that the state government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Light of Buddha Foundation to rejuvenate Odisha’s rich Buddhist culture.
As a result, these Centres are functioning either in rented houses or in makeshift accommodation.
Chairperson of the Odisha State Commission for Women, Sovana Mohanty, also took strong exception to the “girls should not be allowed to go out at night" remarks by TMC supremo and said that the WB CM does not feel the pain of the survivor.
Odisha’s robust infrastructure base and viable industrial climate has turned the current time as the right time for investment in Odisha, said Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida at ‘Utkarsh Odisha’ two-day business meet.
The women employees are now entitled to avail the leave on the first or second day of the menstrual cycle, she said.
