Published : The Times Of India
/21-Dec-2016
To increase the intake capacity of tribal schools, the state government has decided to upgrade ashram schools to high schools and high schools to higher secondary schools by 2018-19 academic session said Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik. Inaugurating the annual children's festival, Saragi Phul, for students of schools run by ST and SC development department at the adivasi ground here Chief Minister said education is the only medium to bridge the gap of inequality. The upgradation of schools will benefit around 1,200 to 1,500 tribal students in availing higher secondary education.