Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Odisha Mandates Helpline Display, Investigates Harassment & Death
The government in Odisha wants to make schools safer.
They are telling all colleges and universities to put up a special phone number, 181, where students can call for help.
The government is also making schools teach everyone about laws to protect women from harassment.
A team is looking into why a student died at one school.
Some people want a judge to investigate instead of the police.
Odisha government mandates display of Women Helpline number '181' in higher education institutions.
The Higher Education Department issued directives for the prominent display of the helpline number.
Sensitization workshops on POSH Act and UGC Regulations are mandated for all staff.
A UGC fact-finding team investigates the self-immolation of a student at FM College.
BJD demands a judicial probe, citing the Crime Branch probe as inadequate.
- Who
- Odisha government, authorities of universities and colleges, UGC fact-finding team, BJD, Crime Branch, students and faculty.
- What
- Odisha mandates helpline display and workshops in educational institutions after sexual harassment incidents and a UGC team investigates student death.
- When
- Friday, July 19th (mentioned)
- Where
- Odisha higher educational institutions, including FM College in Balasore and GM University in Sambalpur.
- Why
- To improve safety in educational institutions and to investigate a student's death following accusations of sexual harassment.
BJD's Perspective
Crime Branch and UGC
Probe Quality
BJD's Perspective
The Crime Branch probe is inadequate and lacks transparency.
Crime Branch and UGC
N/A
- Helpline Number
- 181
- Mandate
- Display of Helpline Number, Workshops
- Incident 1
- Sexual Harassment by assistant professor at GM University
- Incident 2
- Student's death at FM College
- Investigation 1
- UGC Fact-Finding Team
- Investigation 2
- Crime Branch
- Political Demand
- Judicial Inquiry by BJD
