Insight Bureau: Odisha Government has planned to build 250 new hostels for the SC & ST students at a cost of Rs 187 crore to provide quality education to the scheduled tribe students in the state.
Speaking to the media, Odisha SC & ST Minister Ramesh Majhi on Monday informed that 250 hostels have been sanctioned under Anwesa Yojna in the financial year 2017-18, in which students of the schools will stay and study in nearby English medium schools.