CM Naveen Patnaik dedicates 357 converted high schools in 4 districts of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday dedicated 357 transformed high schools in 4 districts of Odisha.

Inaugurating the 3rd phase of the school transformation programme under the 5T initiative, the chief minister dedicated the schools through video-conference. The transformed high schools include 106 in Ganjam district, 87 in Angul, 57 in Keonjhar and 107 in Jagatsinghpur.

Speaking on the occasion, Naveen said. “The success of the students is the reflection of the success of Odisha. In order to achieve this, the state government has been striving to provide all necessary facilities under the transformation programme. If the students can achieve success by utilising the resources, it would be a matter of pride for not only their families but also entire state.”

Total 2,151 schools have been targeted to be brought under the third phase of the transformation programme. In the first 2 phases, 3,981 schools have already been transformed.

The MLAs of respective areas, panchayat members, teachers, parents, and officials of departments concerned were present. Secretary (5T) to chief minister VK Pandian coordinated the programme