Residential school for underprivileged children in Kalahandi inaugurated by Odisha CM
India Today
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a residential school for underprivileged children in Kalahandi.
On Friday, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a residential school in Kalahandi district’s Bhawanipatna which was established by the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) that is going to provide quality education to poor and underprivileged children. The Odisha CM further went on to appreciate the efforts made by KISS to set up schools in all districts to improve education, particularly to promote education among tribal children.
The Odisha CM also remarked that Kalahandi is moving ahead in the education sector and universities while adding that government engineering colleges have made a new identity for the district.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik remarked that education is the most powerful means of transformation while adding, “The state government has given the utmost priority to education and so far around 4000 schools have been transformed, under the Government's 5T School Transformation programme.”
Further adding that 129 schools have been transformed in the district in two phases, he remarked, “It has created a strong sense of interest, enthusiasm, and future for children."
Loksabha MP and KIIT & KISS founder Achyuta Samanta said, “The KISS- Kalahandi is a fully free residential school like KISS-Bhubaneswar.”
“In the first phase, the school will have the strength of 1200 students from standard-1 to standard-12 and will provide quality education to poor and underprivileged tribal children of Kalahandi district," he added.
(With ANI inputs)
