‘Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Yojana’

Tags: State News

Why in the news?

• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the annual ‘Adivasi Mela’ here and launched ‘Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Yojana’.

Important points:

• Under the scheme, the government would provide financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to each tribal student, studying in classes 9 and 11 in government and aided schools across the state.

• To begin with, the chief minister on Sunday transferred the financial assistance of Rs 80 crore to 1.6 lakh tribal students.

• The government would provide the financial incentive to about 2 lakh tribal students every year.

Objective:  

• The aim  is to address dropout among tribal students.