Bhubaneswar, Aug 10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that free textbooks will be provided to the students of all private and non-aided Odia medium schools.
The scheme has taken up under the 5T initiative of the state government and will benefit over five lakh students of as many as 3,620 private and non-aided Odia medium schools.
Under this scheme, students of Class-I to Class VIII will be provided free textbooks from the academic year 2024-25.
The state ex-chequer will bear an expense of Rs 9.43 crore per year for this scheme.
It is worth mentioning that students of private Odia medium schools have been performing well in the annual High School Certificate Examinations and also been demonstrating their skills in various fields.
The state government has been providing free textbooks to students of all government schools in the Odisha as well as to Odia students residing in other states like West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.
