As the incident sparked an outrage, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said the Child Development Project Officer was removed from her post.

Kendrapada: A woman clerk lost her baby after allegedly being denied leave by the Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) even as she experienced severe labour at office in Odisha’s Kendrapada district. This incident took place on October 25. According to sources, Barsha Priyadarshini, an employee of Women and Child Development Department in Derabis block, had […]

A 26-year-old Odisha government employee claimed that she lost her child in the womb after allegedly being denied leave by a Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) while experiencing severe labour pain at her office in Kendrapara district.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Tuesday sought a report from Kendrapada Collector Smruti Ranjan Pradhan in connection with the alleged harassment of a seven-month pregnant woman clerk by Derabish Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), leading to death of her newborn. She has directed the collector to probe the matter and submit a […]