Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated 13 Eklavya Model Residential Schools across Odisha on Sunday.
On the occasion, foundation stones were laid for three more Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) projects in Kandhamal district. The 13 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools are located in Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Koraput and Rayagada districts.
The schools have come up at Bisoi and Jashipur in Mayurbhanj; Kosagumuda, Raighar and Umerkote in Nabarangpur; Bisra in Sundargarh; Tumudibandha in Kandhamal; Harichandanpur in Keonjhar; Boipariguda in Koraput; Saraskana in Mayurbhanj; and Ramnaguda, Kalyansingpur and Padmapur in Rayagada. Foundation stones were laid for EMRS projects at Daringbadi, K. Nuagaon and Kotagarh in Kandhamal district.
Local public representatives and government officials were present at the designated venues during the virtual inauguration and foundation stone laying programmes.
The programmes were organised at designated locations by the respective district administration to facilitate the participation of local representatives and other stakeholders.
The EMRS scheme aims at expanding residential educational infrastructure and improving access to quality education for tribal students across the country.
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