Odisha to Provide Financial Assistance to Poor ST, SC Students - News18
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Sixty-two higher secondary schools have been opened for providing education to ST and SC students in the state, the chief minister said (File photo/PTI) In the last 20 years, the number of high schools under the ST and SC Development Department has increased from 215 to 422 The Odisha government will provide a one-time financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to scheduled tribe and scheduled caste students from poor families for pursuing general degree course in any state-run institution, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Tuesday. The chief minister made the announcement while presiding over a Tribal Advisory Council meeting here. “A one-time financial assistance up to Rs 50,000 to needy ST-SC students from underprivileged backgrounds pursuing general degree course in any government institution in the state will be provided from this year,” Patnaik said. Noting that education is a key vehicle for boosting the socio-economic uplift of people, Patnaik said Odisha is one of the l