Objective -
a) Educational development of the ST & SC communities & improving access to educational facilities through residential educational institutions has been an identified thrust area of the Department. Odisha was among the pioneers in setting up of Residential Educational Institutions since the initial years.
(i) ANWESHA – Urban Education Programme for ST SC children
Objective -
a) In consistent with the objective of providing best of educational opportunities to ST SC students, State Government has initiated a new scheme from 2015-16 named “ANWESHA” to provide quality education to ST & SC students in partnership with urban educational institutions of the State.
Beneficiary catlog -
SC, ST
Funding by -
State
Eligibility -
a) The Schools are selected & empanelled by the District Level Committee on the basis of criteria like recognition of school, availability of infrastructure, qualification of Teachers, PTR, academic performance etc. The beneficiary students are selected through a Lottery system by the District Level Committee under the Chairmanship of District Collector.
Feature -
a) The scheme is a pioneering initiative of the State Government to facilitate disadvantaged ST & SC students to receive quality education provided by public schools. Under this scheme, it is envisaged to admit 5,000 ST & SC students Class -I annually in different Private/ Aided/ Govt Schools of repute located in District headquarters/ Urban areas and to provide them education till their completion of Class X.
b) The entire cost of their education, including tuition fee, uniform, books & study materials, transportation to schools and post-school tutoring is borne by the State Government. State Government has also created facilities for free accommodation and food for the students in different hostels with provision of full time Wardens and Cook-cum-Attendants.
(ii) AKANSHYA – Urban Hostel Complex for Post-matric ST SC students
Objective -
a) Over the years, the different interventions of the State Government have greatly contributed in increasing the progression of ST/SC students to Post-matric levels of education.
b) However, the limited presence of higher educational institutions poses a hindrance to poor ST/SC students hailing from remote pockets to continue their higher studies as they have to incur additional expenses towards accommodation and other incidental expenses due to unavailability or limited availability of seats in the hostels of different Institutions in urban areas.
c)Many of the ST/SC students although are able to secure admission in good educational institutions, but are often unable get appropriate seats in hostels.
d)This situation forces them to either opt out of higher education or stay in rented accommodation which further aggravates their economic hardship
Beneficiary catlog -
SC, ST
Funding by -
State