TV
As a teacher’s day gift for Odisha, CM Mohan Charan Majhi promised to set up over 6700 model schools in each panchayat of the state on Thursday. Addressing an event to celebrate Teacher’s Day, Majhi said that there are over 6,700 panchayats in the state and the Odisha BJP government has decided to set up a model school in each panchayat.
Addressing an event to celebrate Teacher’s Day, Majhi said the model schools would be established to enhance the quality of education, and all the expenses will be borne by the state government.
He further added that the model schools will be named after Odisha’s first Education Minister Godabarisha Mishra. Earlier, Majhi had criticised the previous Naveen Patnaik-led government’s smart schools under the 5T initiative terming it as a ‘failure’.
“Students in 5T schools had no basic subject knowledge. The education system in the 5T schools is below standard. The students are found weak in subjects of lower classes. I had objected to the 5T school system when I was the MLA,” Majhi said.
This apart, CM Majhi also promised that his government will also start the 'Madho Singh Haath Kharch Yojana', under which every tribal student will get Rs 5,000 per year.
“Around 3 lakh students belonging to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category will benefit under the scheme and it will help address the dropout of the tribal students,” Majhi said.
Majhi said that the Odisha government is committed to preparing the framework of the state’s education system according to the National Education Policy 2020. The government is taking all necessary steps in this direction, he said.
The chief minister also said that the education system is gradually changing and his government will emphasise culture-based education in the coming days.
