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Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 389 schools, which have transformed 5T Initiative of Odisha government

Bhubaneswar:11/1/24: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated 389 schools, which have transformed 5T Initiative of Odisha government, in 5 districts.

The schools, located in Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, and Bargarh districts, have been transformed in the 4th phase of the scheme. As many as 149 schools have been transformed in Ganjam, 11 in Jharsuguda, 57 in Jagatsinghpur, 112 in Kendrapda, and 60 in Bargarh.

A total of 1,794 schools across the state will be covered in this phase of the transformation programme. In the earlier 3 phases, 6,883 schools have undergone developmental changes.

Launching the fourth phase of school transformation, the chief minister said the government has taken up the transformation of schools, colleges, tourist places, temples, mutts, and hospitals as part of the government’s efforts to build a strong Odisha.

“Schools play an important role in deciding the future of any race. Education shows the way for society to develop and progress. Hence, the government attaches importance to school transformation,” he said.

Equipped with smart classrooms, computers and laboratory with latest equipment, the transformed schools offer an ideal environment for the students for learning, he said.

Advising the students to adopt the principles of 5T in their lives, Naveen said, “The government has made provision of 15% reservation for them in medical and engineering institutions. It would ensure a bright future for them.”

Finance Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha, Higher Education Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Jharsuguda MLA Dipali Das, Bargarh MLA Snehangini Chhuria, government’s chief whip Prashant Kumar Muduli and 5T and Nabin Odisha chairman VK Pandian also spoke on the occasion.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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