Sexual harassment at workplace, which is a growing concern among women in the country, has not been reported from Odisha in 2015 and 2016.

Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha recently, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani informed the House that eight cases of sexual harassment at workplace were recorded in Odisha in 2014. However, no such incidents were reported from the State in next two years.