Odisha to bear expenses of SC/ST students in govt medical, engineering colleges

The Odisha SC/ST development department said the entire course fee of all the eligible SC and ST students studying in government medical and engineering colleges will be taken care of by the state government

Updated on: Sep 2, 2023, 20:23:17 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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The Odisha government on Friday decided to reimburse the entire course fees of eligible Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students studying medicine and engineering at various government-run institutions under the Mukhyamantri Medhabi Chhatra Protsahan Yojana.

The Odisha SC/ST department has asked the district collectors to give adequate publicity to the scheme. (Representative Image)

In a letter to all the district collectors, the SC/ST development department said the entire course fee of the course tenure of all the eligible SC and ST students studying in government institutions offering MBBS and engineering (B. Tech, M. Tech.) courses will be taken care of by the state government.

The course fee includes admission fee/ seat acceptance charge/ initial deposit annual course fee (tuition fee & all compulsorily payable charges to institution), hostel admission charges, annual hostel/ mess charges and any other incidental expenses for study like purchase of books/study materials, coaching/ tutorial expenses. All such expenses duly signed by the dean/head of the Institution and student will be forwarded to the district collector for reimbursement under the scheme.

The department further asked the district collectors to give adequate publicity to the scheme by affixing the same on the notice boards, orienting the faculties, and authorities of the institutions and making it mandatory upon every such institution to orient the students.

The announcement came more than a week after the chief minister Naveen Patnaik-led government’s decision to bear the educational cost of Krushna Chandra Ataka, a 33-year-old Kondh tribal from Rayagada district who cracked NEET examination this year even as he worked as a daily wager.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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