THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the application forms used in government departments and public sector institutions, the word “spouse of” will be mentioned instead of “wife of”. This reform is to ensure gender equality.

Presently, in applications where details of guardians are required, mother's or father's information is sufficient. Now the option to mention the details of both people should be allowed. The Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department has also suggested changing the usage of “he/his” with “he/she” or “his/hers”.