The document instructs all municipal commissioners in Andhra Pradesh to replace signs and names containing terms like 'Harijana Wada' and 'Dalitha Wada' with appropriate translations as per Government of India guidelines, as these terms have been banned. It refers to a request to remove a board with the name 'Harijanawada' in Vijayawada and rename the area appropriately. Commissioners are asked to identify and replace any such signboards in their municipalities.
The document instructs all municipal commissioners in Andhra Pradesh to replace signs and names containing terms like 'Harijana Wada' and 'Dalitha Wada' with appropriate translations as per Government of India guidelines, as these terms have been banned. It refers to a request to remove a board with the name 'Harijanawada' in Vijayawada and rename the area appropriately. Commissioners are asked to identify and replace any such signboards in their municipalities.
The document instructs all municipal commissioners in Andhra Pradesh to replace signs and names containing terms like 'Harijana Wada' and 'Dalitha Wada' with appropriate translations as per Government of India guidelines, as these terms have been banned. It refers to a request to remove a board with the name 'Harijanawada' in Vijayawada and rename the area appropriately. Commissioners are asked to identify and replace any such signboards in their municipalities.
The document instructs all municipal commissioners in Andhra Pradesh to replace signs and names containing terms like 'Harijana Wada' and 'Dalitha Wada' with appropriate translations as per Government of India guidelines, as these terms have been banned. It refers to a request to remove a board with the name 'Harijanawada' in Vijayawada and rename the area appropriately. Commissioners are asked to identify and replace any such signboards in their municipalities.
of Municipal Administration, AP, Vaddeswaram. CIRCULAR Roc.No.21030/492/2022/P, dated 31/10/2022
Sub: MA Dept., – Town Planning – Replace the names like "Harijana
- Wada/Girijana Wada/ Dalitha Wada and also writing on the walls/boards – Certain instructions issued – Regarding.
Ref:-Lr.Rc.No.G1/SOW02-18025/3/2021, dated 01.09.2022 of the Director
of the Social Welfare, A.P., Tadepalli, Guntur District.
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The attention of all the Commissioners of ULBs in the State is invited
to the reference cited and inform that, the Director of Social Welfare, A.P., Tadepalli, has informed that Sri M.P. Sudhakara Rao, SC/ST Employees Welfare Association, Vijayawada has requested that Government of India has banned the names Harijan/Harijanulu/ Harijanudu etc., and informed that the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has erected a Board mentioning "Harijanawada" in Gunadala area, Vijayawada.
2. Further, the Director of Social Welfare, A.P., Tadepalli has
informed that there are instructions form the Government of India, to avoid the usage of nomenclature "Dalit Wada/Girijana Wada/Harijana Wada" and also non-insertion of the words "Harijan & Girijan" in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Certifcates and while dealing Ofcial matters etc.
3. Further, the Director of Social Welfare, A.P., Tadepalli has
informed that the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GoI, has once again requested all the State Governments/U.T. Administrations that for all ofcial transactions, matters, dealings, certifcates etc., the Constitutional term, "Scheduled Caste" in English, and its appropriate translation in other national languages should alone be used for denoting the persons belonging to the Scheduled Caste included in the orders File No.MAU02-21030/492/2022-FC SEC-CDMA
issued by the President under Article-341 of the Constitution of India.
4. While informing the above, the Director of Social Welfare, A.P.,
Tadepalli has requested the Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation to take immediate necessary action for removal of the erected board in the Gunadala area, Vijayawada, duly renaming the colony with appropriate translation as per the instructions issued by the Government of India.
5. Therefore, the Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is
requested to take immediate necessary action for removal of the said erected board in the Gunadala area, Vijayawada, duly renaming the colony with appropriate translation as per the instructions of the Government of India and submit action taken report to the Director of Social Welfare, A.P., Tadepalli directly under intimation to this ofce without fail.
6. In this connection, all the Commissioners of ULBs in the State are
requested to follow the instructions of the Government India with regard to usage of names of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in ofcial records & correspondence etc. Further, they are requested to identify the name boards, which are pointed in respect of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, and replace them duly renaming the name boards with appropriate translation as per the instructions of the Government of India to avoid complaints in this regard.
7. This shall be treated as MOST IMPORTANT.
Commissioner & Director
Encl: As above. To All the Commissioner of ULBs and RDMAs in the State. Copy to the Director of Social Welfare, A.P., Tadepalli, Guntur District for information. Copy to the Director, Town and Country Planning, A.P., Mangalagiri for information and necessary action. Copy submitted to the Special Chief Secretary to Govt., MA & UD Dept., AP File No.MAU02-21030/492/2022-FC SEC-CDMA
Secretariat, Velagapudi for favour of information.