Dispur, July 22: A girl from Assam was allegedly denied to apply for a government job because of her surname "Chutia". According to reports, Priyanka Chutia from North Assam's Gogamukh area, who is Masters in Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, was denied online registration for a job at National Seed Corporation Limited (NSCL) due to her surname. The government-run website did not accept her surname.

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Priyanka mailed to NSCL about the matter, however, she hasn't got any response. When , contacted NSCL the organisation told that it was a technical fault and will be rectified soon.

Priyanka Chutia, pronounced as "Sutiya", belongs to Chutia community in Assam, which is one of the state's oldest ethnic groups. The Chutia community are recognised as the Other Backward Class (OBC).

This is not the first such incident, the All Assam Chutia Students슬롯사이트� Union (AACSU) had earlier accused social media giant of blocking several accounts with name Chutia, saying that it was confused with Hindi slang.

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