‘Virgin’ & ‘Unmarried’ are Same-to-Same, Says Bihar Health Min
“The word used is ‘virgin’, meaning unmarried girl, maiden”: Bihar Health Min Mangal Pandey, defends the IGIMS form
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Following the outcry over Patna's Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) marital status declaration form, asking if the person is a "bachelor/widower/virgin," Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday said 'virgin' just means unmarried.
The word which is used is ‘virgin’. It means unmarried girl, maiden. I don’t think these words are objectionable. But still, this issue is being raised. I had a word with the officials of the IGIMS. They said that this is the format of AIIMS and since 1983, it is being used in every organisation of the country
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna, had asked its employees – through this strangely worded form – to declare the “number of wives” one has, as also whether one is a “virgin”.
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