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Odisha Govt preparing legal reforms keeping next 50 years in mind: Minister

Bhubaneswar, May 9 (UNI) Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Saturday said the State Government is chalking out legal reforms keeping the next 50 years in mind in view of fast changing demographic and social realities.
Addressing a workshop on “Demographic Transition and Legal Systems: Preparing for Emerging Human Futures”, jointly organised by the state Law Department and United Nations Population Fund, the minister said the government was preparing long-term policies keeping in view the next five decades.
As part of the initiative to bolster the justice delivery system further, the State government is contemplating establishment of seven women fast-track courts and five dedicated cyber courts, he further said.
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