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The Odisha government changed the identity (ID) card and uniform colours for primary school students across the State. With saffron replacing green and a fresh slogan added, the School and Mass Education Department decision has triggered political controversy.

According to sources, the School and Mass Education (S&ME) department has introduced changes in the identity cards, uniforms, and caps for primary school students in Odisha. The new identity card colour will now be saffron, replacing the previous green, and will display a new slogan: 'Bidyabanta Bidyarthi, Bikashita Odisha'.

Previously, the ID cards carried the slogan 'Ame Gadhibu ...