Bhubaneswar, Jun 17 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday virtually inaugurated a residential school in Kalahandi district, set up by Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) for the underprivileged children.
Patnaik, after inaugurating the Bhawanipatna school over a video-conference from here, stated that around 1,200 tribal students will get the opportunity to pursue education free of cost, according to officials.
He noted that the tribal-dominated Kalahandi district has been making progress on the education front, with the opening of university and engineering colleges.
The CM said 400 state-run high schools in Odisha, of which 129 are in Kalahandi, have been revamped transformation under his government's 5T action plan -- transparency, teamwork, technology and timeliness, leading to transformation, the officials added.
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