Bhubaneswar, Jan. 29 -- The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) expressed concern over the absence of a third gender option in online application forms for competitive examinations and directed the state government to ensure its inclusion in examinations conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC).

The direction followed a petition filed before the Commission by a third gender candidate, Sony Sil, who highlighted the non-availability of a third gender/transgender category in the online application forms for the forthcoming state civil services and OPSC combined competitive examinations, as reported by The New Indian Express.

As the application process for the examinations has already commenced, the Commission asked the st...