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I am happy to know that Poverty & Human Development Monitoring Agency (PHDMA), Planning & Convergence Department is bringing out the 7th Newsletter ‘Plan Odisha’. This issue has a comprehensive coverage of ‘Child Marriage in Odisha’.

In addition, the 7th Newsletter also provides an analysis of ‘Gender Disparity in Youth Literacy of Odisha’ and success stories of two major schemes of State Government i.e., (i) Residential Schooling Programme and (ii) Scholarship Programme for SC/ST students, which are inspiring and informative.

I appreciate the efforts and initiatives of PHDMA for bringing out ‘Plan Odisha’. We hope the short analytical articles in the newsletter would be both educative and useful for the readers.

I wish PHDMA and this publication all success.

Shri SureSh Ch. Mahapatra, iaSDevelopment Commissioner-cum-Additional

Chief Secretary to Government of Odishaand President, PHDMA

(Shri SureSh Ch. Mahapatra)

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Child marriage is a social concern which needs to be eliminated. According to the NFHS-4 report, child marriage in the State for women was reported at 21 percent against a national average of 26.8 percent whereas for men the same was at 11 percent against the national average of 20.3 percent. The State has witnessed nearly 16 and 11 percentage points reduction in this regard for women and men respectively over the decade. A comparative scenario of Odisha with other States is highlighted in this issue of the Newsletter ‘Plan Odisha’.

In addition, this issue also provides analytics on ‘Gender Disparity in Youth Literacy of Odisha’. Youth are the asset for the State and their productivity largely depends on their level of literacy. It is also a fact that gender disparity in literacy is a barrier to inclusive growth of the State. To bridge the gender inequality, the State Government have been implementing many schemes and programmes resulting in increased youth literacy and decreased gender disparity over the years.

Further, this issue also highlights the success stories of two educational schemes of State Government which will encourage and benefit the students.

I hope this issue of the Newsletter will be useful to the readers and would provide a critical insight to the issues. We, at PHDMA, are constantly trying to improve the quality of the Newsletter. Suggestions and feedback would further help us in this endeavor.

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(Shri Gopabandhu Satpathy)

Shri Gopabandhu Satpathy, iaSSpecial Secretary to Government,

Planning & Convergence Department, Government of Odisha

and Member Secretary, PHDMA

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Child Marriage in Odisha*

Child Marriage is a marriage where either of the

contracting parties is a child1. Child means a person

who, if a male, has not completed 21 years of age and

if a female, has not completed 18 years of age2. Child

marriage exists across India, which is not only a social

concern but also an economic issue that affects human

development across the country. The Sustainable

Development Goals aim at achieving ‘Gender equality

and empower all Women and Girls’ (Goal-5) under

which Eliminating Child Marriage is given high

priority (Box 1).

2. Child Marriage is declared illegal with the Child

Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (CMRA) coming into force.

Despite having strict laws against child marriage in

India, instances of this practice come to notice which is a

matter of concern. Recorded instances of child marriage

are hardly available with Government although CMRA

is administered and implemented by different State

Governments and Union Territories3. Thus, the status of

child marriage across India is found from reports of the

Census of India and the National Family Health Survey

(NFHS). As per latest NFHS-4, 2015-16, female child

marriage (women aged 20-24 years who got married

before the age of 18 years) scenario is more pronounced

than their male counterparts (men aged 25-29 years

who got married before the age of 21 years) both at the

State and National level (Box 2). At the National level,

female child marriage for the year 2015-16 works out

to 27 percent and male child marriage to 20 percent of

the total marriages as against female child marriage of

21 percent and male child marriage of 11 percent at the

State level. Thus, Odisha is better placed compared to

the National average in respect to child marriage.

2.1. As reflected in Figure-1, female child marriage has reduced from 45.5 percent to 21.3 percent at State level as against 54.2 percent to 26.8 percent at National level from the year 1992-93 to 2015-16. The reduction recorded is 24.2 percentage point for the State as compared to 27.4 percentage point for the country over the corresponding period.

target: 5.3:

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutation

indicator: 5.3.2:

Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18.

Female Male

odisha 21 11india 27 20

1The Child Marriage Restraint Act,19292Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 20063Child Marriage in India: A Study of Situation, Causes, & Enforcement of Child Marriage Act, Planning Commission, Government of India, published on 28/11/2014

 

box 1: SdG-5: achieve Gender equality and empower all Women and Girls

box 2: percentage of Child Marriage

Figure 1: trend of Female Child Marriage in odisha & india

Source: NFHS-4, 2015-16

Source: NFHS-1,2,3 & 4

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3. The State-wise percentage of child marriage and their position at National level are highlighted in Table-1.

table 1: percentage of Child Marriage by Gender in india, from 2005-06 to 2015-16

1 Punjab 19.7 7.6 -12.1 Kerala 2.9 2.8 -0.1

2 Kerala 15.4 7.6 -7.8 Himachal Pradesh 15.5 7.3 -8.2

3 Himachal Pradesh 12.3 8.6 -3.7 Nagaland 18.2 8.0 -10.2

4 Jammu and Kashmir 14.4 8.7 -5.7 Goa 7.2 8.4 +1.2

5 Goa 12.1 9.8 -2.3 Tamil Nadu 8.4 9.0 +0.6

6 Mizoram 20.6 10.9 -9.7 Karnataka 14.9 9.1 -5.8

7 Nagaland 21.4 13.4 -8.0 Jammu and Kashmir 15.3 10.5 -4.8

8 Manipur 12.9 13.7 +0.8 Sikkim 24.0 10.7 -13.3

9 Uttarakhand 23.0 13.8 -9.2 odisha 22.2 11.0 -11.2

10 Sikkim 30.1 15.0 -15.1 Punjab 27.2 11.1 -16.1

11 Tamil Nadu 22.3 16.3 -6.0 Maharashtra 15.4 11.4 -4.0

12 Meghalaya 24.6 16.9 -7.7 Meghalaya 27.1 13.6 -13.5

13 Haryana 41.2 19.4 -21.8 Mizoram 20.8 14.3 -6.5

14 Uttar Pradesh 58.6 21.1 -37.5 Assam 15.7 15.0 -0.7

15 odisha 37.2 21.3 -15.9 Manipur 11.6 15.1 +3.5

16 Chhattisgarh 55.0 21.3 -33.7 Andhra Pradesh* - 15.8 -

17 Karnataka 41.8 21.4 -20.4 Tripura 11.4 16.2 -4.8

18 Arunachal Pradesh 42.0 23.5 -18.5 Uttarakhand 21.3 17.1 -4.2

19 Gujarat 38.7 24.9 -13.8 West Bengal 26.9 17.3 -9.6

20 Telangana * - 26.2 - Telangana * - 17.8 -

21 Maharashtra 39.4 26.3 -13.1 Arunachal Pradesh 30.6 22.6 -8.0

22 Assam 38.6 30.8 -7.8 Haryana 33.7 23.9 -9.8

23 Madhya Pradesh 57.3 32.4 -24.9 Chhattisgarh 44.8 26.9 -17.9

24 Andhra Pradesh* - 33.0 - Gujarat 31.4 28.4 -3.0

25 Tripura 41.6 33.1 -8.5 Uttar Pradesh 51.4 28.7 -22.7

26 Rajasthan 65.2 35.4 -29.8 Jharkhand 47.1 30.5 -16.6

27 Jharkhand 63.2 37.9 -25.3 Madhya Pradesh 54.0 31.2 -22.8

28 West Bengal 54.0 41.6 -12.4 Bihar 43.0 35.3 -7.7

29 Bihar 69.0 42.5 -26.5 Rajasthan 57.0 35.7 -21.3

india 47.4 26.8 -20.6 india 32.3 20.3 -12

Sl. States 2005-06 2015-16 percentage States 2005-06 2015-16 percentageno. (in %) (in %) point Change (in %) (in %) point Change from 2005-06 from 2005-06 to 2015-16 to 2015-16

Women age 20-24 years married Men age 25-29 years married before age 18 years before age 21 years

Source: NFHS-4, 2015-16

Note: *Telangana which was part of Andhra Pradesh, has become separate State in the year 2014 therefore data for the two separate states for the year 2005-06 is not available from NFHS-4, 2015-16. However, Data for undivided Andhra Pradesh is found in NFHS-3, 2005-06 but the percentage figure of undivided Andhra Pradesh in NFHS-3, 2005-06 is not comparable with that of NFHS-4, 2015-16.

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3.1. As per the report, Bihar at 42.5 percent and Kerala as well as Punjab at 7.6 percent occupy the highest and lowest position in female child marriage during 2015-16 in the country. However, Rajasthan has recorded the highest (35.7 percent) and Kerala has recorded the lowest (2.8 percent) male child marriage in 2015-16. The top five States where child marriage rate is higher are Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Tripura. Similarly, child marriage rate is lower in Kerela, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab (Table-1).

3.2. However, a significant reduction in female child marriage is observed from 2005-06 to 2015-16 in Uttar Pradesh (37.5 percentage points), Chhattisgarh (33.7 percentage points), Rajasthan (29.8 percentage points), Bihar (26.5 percentage points), Jharkhand (25.3 percentage points) and Madhya Pradesh (24.9 percentage points).

3.3. Odisha at 21.3 percent stands at par with Chhattisgarh in female child marriage during the year 2015-16 and in a better position compared to 13 other states i.e., Bihar (42.5 percent), West Bengal (41.6 percent), Jharkhand (37.9 percent), Rajasthan (35.4 percent), Tripura (33.1 percent), Andhra Pradesh (33 percent), Madhya Pradesh (32.4 percent), Assam (30.8 percent), Maharastra (26.3 percent), Telengana (26.2 percent), Gujarat (24.9 percent), Arunachal Pradesh (23.5 percent) and Karnataka (21.4 percent) as per Table-1.

3.4. However, in case of male child marriage, Odisha with 11 percent is better placed than 20 other States i.e., Rajasthan (35.7 percent), Bihar (35.3 percent), Madhya Pradesh (31.2 percent), Jharkhand (30.5 percent), Uttar Pradesh (28.7 percent), Gujarat (28.4 percent), Chhattisgarh (26.9 percent), Haryana (23.9 percent), Arunachal Pradesh (22.6 percent), Telangana (17.8 percent), West Bengal (17.3 percent), Uttarakhand (17.1 percent), Tripura (16.2 percent), Andhra Pradesh (15.8 percent), Manipur (15.1 percent), Assam (15 percent), Mizoram (14.3 percent), Meghalaya (13.6 percent), Maharastra (11.4 percent) and Punjab (11.1 percent).

4. Child Marriage is seen mostly in rural areas as compared to urban areas of the State (Figure 2). As per NFHS-4, 2015-16, male child marriage is 11.7 percent in rural areas while it is 8.1 percent in urban areas. Similarly, female child marriage is 21.7 percent in rural areas and 19.4 percent in urban areas.

Source: NFHS-4, 2015-16

• odisha ranks 15th in female child marriage and 9th in male child marriage across india.

• 16 percentage points reduction in female child marriage over a decade in odisha.

• bihar is the highest in female child marriage while rajasthan is the highest in male child marriage.

• Kerala is the lowest in child marriage all over india.

Figure 2: percentage of Child Marriage in odisha by rural and urban areas, 2015-16

Total Rural Urban

Women age 20-24 years married before age 18 years (%)Men age 25-29 years married before age 21 years (%)

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5. The district wise data in Figure-3 indicates that seventeen districts are above the State average with Malkangiri district witnessing the highest of 39.30 percentage of child marriage during 2015-16 followed by Nabarangpur (37.90 percent), Mayurbhanj (35.00 percent), Koraput (34.70 percent), Rayagada (34.40

Figure 3: district wise percentage of female child marriage in odisha, 2015-16.

percent) and Nayagarh (31.30 percent). In districts like Bhadrak (6.20 percent), Jajpur (8.10 percent), Puri (8.30 percent) and Jagatsinghpur (9.70 percent), the percentage of child marriage is comparatively low. In order to reduce child marriage, Government has taken various initiatives from time to time.

Source: NFHS-4, 2015-16

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6. Government intervention

Government addresses child marriage through various interventions. Accordingly, various Acts, Policies, Schemes and Programmes have been implemented focusing on health, education, livelihoods, awareness campaign, advocacy, capacity building and financial incentive. Some of the important interventions are briefly explained here:

6.1. Compulsory registration of Marriages act, 2006: Since 2006, all marriages need to be registered in India under the Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2006. The Central Government has made it mandatory for all the States to make registration of marriages compulsory.

6.2. right to education act, 2009: India is committed to provide free and compulsory education to all children. The Parliament of India has enacted the legislation, Right to Education Act (RTE, Act) making education free and compulsory for every child in the age group 6-14 years. This Act has come into force from 1st April, 2010.

6.3. national policy for Children, 2013: The National Policy for Children was adopted by the Government of India on 2nd August, 1974. According to the policy, the State is responsible for providing basic services to children, both before and after birth, and also during their different stages of development. In view of the Government’s commitment in addressing the continuing and emerging challenges concerning children, Government of India adopted the National Policy for Children, 2013.

6.4. Swadhar Greh (rehabilitation of Women in distress): This Scheme implemented in 2015, envisions a supportive institutional framework for women victims

of difficult circumstances so that they could lead their life with dignity and conviction. It envisages that shelter, food, clothing, health and social security are assured for such women. It also states that the special needs of these women are properly taken care of and under no circumstances they should be left unattended or abandoned.

6.5. Scheme for adolescent Girls: This scheme was earlier known as Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) - SABLA, initiated in the year 2010 to focus on adolescent girls in the age group of 11 to 14 years who are out of school by improving their nutritional and health status, upgrading various skills like home skills, life skills and vocational skills. Under the scheme, the girls will also be equipped with knowledge on health and family welfare, hygiene and existing public services.

6.6. nrLM-Livelihoods: This scheme has been functioning since 2011. The focus of the scheme is on promoting self-employment and organization of rural poor. The basic idea behind this programme is to organize the poor into SHG (Self Help Groups) groups and make them capable for self-employment.

7. Conclusion

The practice of child marriage exists all over the country but Odisha is in a better position compared to National level. Female child marriage in the State has reduced to 21 percent from 46 percent over a period of two decade. Basically, rural population contributes more to child marriage. This problem is seen mostly in Malkangiri, Nabarangapur, Mayurbhanj, Koraput, and Rayagada districts of the State. The State Government are taking various remedial measures to combat this issue.

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Gender Disparity in Youth Literacy of Odisha**

Status of Male vis-a-vis Female Literacy:Female literacy is one of the effective tools for empowerment. Odisha has been witnessing a tremendous growth in literacy rate over the decades (from 25.2% in 1961 to 72.9% in 2011). In addition to the increase in overall literacy rate, the State has also shown a positive growth in both male and female literacy. In fact increase in literacy rate for female is higher compared to their male counterparts. Female literacy has increased from 10.1 percent to 64 percent within last five decades (1961-2011) as compared to male literacy which has gone up from 40.3 percent in 1961 to 81.6 percent in 2011 as shown in Table 1. Figure 1 also highlights the increasing trend of literacy rate in the state.

Education directly enhances the human capabilities to have a decent living especially for young people worldwide. This has been identified as a priority area in internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Youth in the age group of 15-24 years constitute the present and future work force of any society. Their education and skill development not only boost standard of living of their family but also enhances the state’s economy. Literacy strengthens their skill level and socio-economic participation and empowers them. Literacy is particularly important for female who are mostly associated with informal employment and unpaid work force. It can address the social inequalities with higher levels of work in more stable and better paid jobs, increased participation in social and political activities and greater financial autonomy. Female youth literacy correlates with better health outcomes for women and their children, reduces child mortality, greater enrollment of children in schools and poverty at the family & household levels.

Youth in the age group 15-24 years having early drop out from school are vulnerable to unemployment, poor economic condition, early marriage, pregnancy, and prone to risky behaviors. The challenge is to provide these young people appropriate opportunities to consolidate their basic knowledge and competencies, equip them with the relevant skills needed to find a job and set up business or engage in other productive work. Hence, there is need to focus on youth literacy in general, and women in particular so as to enhance their capabilities for a decent living.

table 1: trend of Literacy rate in odisha: 1961-2011

year total Male Female Gender disparity

1961 25.2 40.3 10.1 0.78

1971 30.5 44.5 16.3 0.61

1981 41.0 56.5 25.1 0.59

1991 49.1 63.1 28.4 0.63

2001 63.1 75.4 50.5 0.48

2011 72.9 81.6 64.0 0.40

Source: Census of India 1961-2011

Source: Census of India,1961- 2011

Figure 1: Literacy rate by Gender in odisha, 1961-2011

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In the past decades, the gap between literacy rate of male and female in Odisha has come down significantly from 30.2 percent in 1961 to 17.6 in 2011. While gender disparity1 (Differences in women’s and men’s access to resources, status & well-being, which usually favour men

youth LiteracyThe literacy level among youth is an important indicator for quality of life which leads to human development. Odisha performed better in reducing gender gap (absolute difference between male and female literacy) from 18.2 percent in 2001 to 9.7 percent in 2011. Besides, gender disparity declined from 0.44 to 0.36 in last decade (Table 2).

Figure 2: district-wise youth Literacy of Female, 2011

Figure 2 explains the percentage of female youth literacy among districts. As it appears some districts like Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kendrapara, Cuttack and Khodha are performing better while more focus is required to

Though the gender disparity has reduced, there is wide variation among districts. It is noticed that the districts which have high literacy rate are subject to low gender disparity and vice-versa.

Mostly there is low gender disparity in coastal districts compared to the southern and tribal dominated districts (Figure 3).

Source: Census of India, 2011

1David V Sopher: Gender Disparity(D)=log (X 2 /X 1 )+log[(Q-X 1 )/(Q-X 2 )], Where X 2 ≥X 1 , and Q= 100

year Male Female disparity

2001 84.5 66.3 0.44

2011 90.9 81.2 0.36

Source: Census of India, 2001-2011

table 2: trend in youth Literacy by Gender, 2001-2011

and often institutionalised through law, justice, social norms) in literacy decreased from 0.78 in 1961 to 0.40 in 2011, indicating a substantial improvement in literacy of female.

enhance youth literacy for districts like Nabarangapur, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and others where the female literacy is less than the state average.

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Figure 4: Gender Gap in youth Literacy, 2001-2011

Source: Census of India, 2011

The Gender Gap has declined between 2001 and 2011 (Figure 4). It is also seen that, Gender Gap reduced at higher rate in less literate districts than high literate

districts, which may be attributed to implementation of several Government programmes for promotion of education of girl child.

Figure 3: district-wise Gender disparity in youth Literacy, 2011

Source: Census of India, 2011

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Government InitiativesOdisha is one of the pioneer States to implement the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules (Right to Education Act, 2009). The State not only provides necessary infrastructure for primary and upper primary schools but also ensures 100 percent enrolment and quality education of children between the age group of 6-14 years in the regular school system.

The Odisha State Youth Policy, 2013 also paved the way for equitable & quality education and encourage access to education for its youth population. The policy provides for enhancing provision for residential facilities in educational institutions as well as for pursuing technical education in recognised institutions. All such policies of Government help to increase youth literacy. Some of the initiatives taken by State Government to improve youth literacy are:

Kalinga Siksha Sathi yojana:The Scheme was launched in 2016, by Government of Odisha which deals with providing education loan at a lowest rate of interest of one percent to the meritorious students of lower middle class families seeking higher and technical education. The state government has also allocated a corpus of `500 crores for this educational loan scheme. Under this scheme, students belonging to the families whose earning is up to `6 lakhs per annum can avail loan up to `10 lakhs.

Kasturaba Gandhi balika Vidyalaya ( KGbV):KGBV Scheme (2004) is a unique scheme of the Government of India to promote girls’ education in the State. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), an integral part of SSA which provides a dynamic framework to accelerate girls’ education programme in different educationally backward blocks through opening of residential schools exclusively for upper primary out of school girls.

Saakshar bharat:The main focus of this scheme is on female literacy (less than 50%), SC / ST and minority group of the society which implemented in 2009. The objective of the scheme is to impart education to non-literate adults (in the age group of 15 and above) and to make them efficient in their profession.

aKanShya – urban hostel Complex for post-matric St / SC students, 2017:

Visualizing the low enrolment of ST/SC students, the state government has constructed 2 urban hostel complexes in Bhubaneswar one at Pokhariput for Girl students and the other at Kalinga Vihar for Boys students in order to facilitate Higher Education for ST & SC students.

pre-Matric & post-Matric Scholarship to St & SC students:Payment of Scholarships to eligible ST & SC students is a major flagship programme of the Government which came into existence in 2015. Under this scheme, Pre-matric Scholarship is paid to eligible ST & SC Boarders & Day Scholars of Ashram schools and other schools. Post-Matric Scholarship is paid to eligible ST & SC students through the web-based Portal PRERANA directly into the Bank Account of student beneficiaries.

rastriya Madhyamik Shiksha abhiyan (rMSa):RMSA is a national flagship programme initiated in 2009-10 to universalise Secondary Education by making good quality education available, accessible and affordable to all children within the age group of 14 – 18 years with strong focus on the elements of gender, equity & justice.

national Scheme of incentives to Girls for Secondary education:In order to promote enrolment of girl child in the age group of 14-18 at secondary stage, especially those who passed Class VIII and to encourage the secondary education of such girls, the Centrally Sponsored Scheme was launched in 2008. This scheme covers all SC/ST girls, who pass class VIII examination from Kastrurba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (irrespective of whether they belong to Scheduled Castes or Tribes) and enroll for class IX in State/UT Government, Government-aided or local body schools, girls should be below 16 years of age ( as on 31st March) on joining class IX, married girls, girls studying in private un-aided schools and enrolled in schools run by Central Government like KVS, NVS and CBS affiliated Schools are excluded.

A sum of `3,000/- is deposited in the name of eligible girls as fixed deposit. The girls are entitled to withdraw the sum along with interest thereon on reaching 18 years of age and on passing 10th class examination.

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KhuShi:

Odisha Government in 2018 launched a scheme ‘Khushi’ in which all school going girls across the state will be provided with free sanitary napkins. Government has been consistently working towards empowering women, and this scheme has been launched with a view to reduce dropout among girl children. This will also help to spread awareness about health and hygiene

among young girls and in turn, increase their retention in school.

During the last decades significant improvement has been made in youth literacy in the state as well as in districts due to adoption of several programmes taken by the State Government to promote education in the state with special focus on women education.

There has been a phenomenal improvement in the educational status of Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste communities in Odisha due to concerted efforts of the State Government over last few decades. One of the largest residential schooling programme for tribal students coupled with wide coverage under Scholarship Programme has contributed significantly towards progress of tribal education, especially among girls.

Odisha is one of the leading State in providing residential schooling facility to tribal students. More than 5.75 lakh ST/SC boarders are accessing education through more than 4300 residential educational institutions. State Government has taken up creation of hostels in a major way in last 2 decades with a strong focus on constructing hostels for Girls. All boarders are provided free boarding

and lodging facilities, uniforms, toiletries, and necessary amenities by the State Government. A sizeable budget is earmarked each year for the functioning and regular maintenance of these hostels. The residential facilities clubbed with schooling greatly address access related difficulties faced by tribal children of remote regions and also reduce burden of the disadvantaged tribal families with financial assistance for pursuing their children’s education.

Scholarship is another major scheme of State Government for incentivising the educational attainment among the Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste students. More than 15.72 lakh ST/SC students at pre-matric level and about 4 lakhs at Post-matric level are being provided scholarships every year.

education programme of St & SC development department, Government of odisha

Success Stories

SC St Grand totaL

Student amount Student amount Student amount (in numbers) (` in crores) (in numbers) (` in crores) (in numbers) (` in crores)

Post Matric 202917 320.36 196667 245.11 399584 565.47

Pre Matric 573944 118.93 1099617 515.64 1673561 634.57

Grand total 757853* 439.29 1164211* 760.75 1972101* 1200.04

physical and Financial achievement - Scholarship - 2018-19

* Excluding Repeat Students

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Scholarship rates are revised from time to time to address the inflation and cost-rise. A girl boarder receives `8000/- per annum while a boy boarder receives ̀ 7500/- per annum in Residential Schools, exclusively from the State Fund. At post-matric stage, scholarships are being provided for +2, ITI, +3, post-graduation and professional

Case-1

Ranjan Kujur belongs to an impoverished tribal family of Sundargarh district. The residential schooling facility of ST & SC Development Department came as a rescuer and Ranjan Kujur completed his matriculation from Dalki High School, Kuarmunda, Sundargarh. Entire cost of his education along with food, boarding facilities, basic amenities, text-books, uniforms etc. was taken care of by the State Government. He joined BJB College in Bhubaneswar for his +2 science. The support in form of post-matric Scholarship provided him financial strength for continuing his higher studies.

Case-2

Coming from a remote village Uparajhiri in Kashipur block of tribal dominated Rayagada district, chasing his passion was not easy for Karamu Majhi who is son of an agricultural laborer. Being inclined towards drawing & painting, he always dreamt to become a professional artist. Overcoming all odds, he got enrolled in the B. K. College of Arts & Crafts, Bhubaneswar where his dreams of becoming a professional artist got support in form of Post-matric Scholarship. With Government support and his perseverance, he got selected to the premier National Institute of Designing (NID), Ahmedabad. It was a splendid moment for him. Under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students, he was provided full Financial Assistance for his entire course period. After completing his course, he joined an automobile company as a graphics designer and presently, he is working as a Communication Designer in Metro Project, Ahmedabad. His parents are very proud of his achievements while Karamu aims to integrate graphic designing in social development fields.

& technical course like MBA, MBBS, MCA, Law. M.Tech etc. Scholarship amount covers the admission & tuition fees and also includes reimbursement of other non-refundable compulsory fee thereby reducing financial burden of the student/ parent to a great extent.

Ranjan Kujur

Karamu Majhi

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18th Lecture odisha Knowledge hub:

Jnanpith Awardee and Chairperson of Bharatiya Jnanpith Selection Committee Dr. Pratibha Ray delivered the 18th OKH Lecture on "SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT" on 20th November, 2018. She delineated how universal love is the master key for attainment of all happiness and success. One should not limit one's passion for higher achievements. She also urged upon all concerned to create literature towards saving the planet.

Recent events

Dr. Prativa Ray, a Jnanpith Awardee and Chairperson of Bharatiya Jnanpith Selection Committee delivered the 18th OKH Lecture

Hon'ble Chief Minister, Hon'ble Ministers, Hon'ble MLAs, renowned writers, eminent personalities, Secretaries of Administrative Departments along with other Senior Officers, Academicians and other officers attended the lecture. District Collectors, other District level officers, students and other participants listened to the lecture and had interactions through video link.

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R. Balakrishnan an Indologist and a retired IAS officer of Odisha Cadre delivered the 19th OKH lecture on 15th December, 2018 on the topic “Right to History”. He deliberated on various aspects of narrative history well supported by ample evidences from inscriptions, artefacts, sculpture, literature, culture and heritage to arrive at its logical conclusion.

William Dalrymple, a historian and writer, art historian and curator, as well as BAFTA award winning broadcaster and critic and winner of the President’s medal of the British Academy, delivered the 20th OKH lecture on 6th April, 2019 on the topic: “Koh-i-Noor: a History of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond”. He described the rich legacy of the country in the world for precious gem stones. He articulated the chronological long chain of historical events leading to the present position of the much debated and contentious diamond “the Koh-i-

Noor”. He also appreciated the amazing bounties of both, nature & historical artifacts, in Odisha, which hold vast potential for tourism development, to further uplift the socio-economic status of the State. The Chief Secretary, Development Commissioner, Secretaries of various Departments and other Senior Officers listened to the lecture. District Collectors, District Level Officers, students and other participants listened to the lecture through video link. He also interacted with audience and students who listened to his lecture from different districts.

Hon’ble Chief Minister, Hon’ble Chairman, Odisha Skill Development Authority, renowned historians, eminent personalities, Secretaries of Administrative Departments along with other Senior Officers, Academicians and other officers listened to the lecture. District Collectors, district level officers, students and other participants listened to the lecture through video link. He also interacted with audience and students who listened to his lecture from different districts.

19th Lecture odisha Knowledge hub:

20th Lecture odisha Knowledge hub:

William Dalrymple, a historian and writer, delivered the 20 th OKH lecture

R. Balakrishnan an Indologist and a retired IAS officer of Odisha Cadre delivered the 19th OKH lecture

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Training Programme on “Social Development Indicator, Monitoring & Evaluation and Result Based Management” was held in two batches from 9th to 11th January, 2019 and 28th to 30th January, 2019 at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB). The training programme was organised by PHDMA, P&C Department in collaberation with UNICEF.

The inagural session was chaired by Shri Asit Tripathy, IAS, Ex-Development Commissioner - cum - Additional Chief Secretary and President, PHDMA, Planning & Convergence Department. He discussed about different opportunities and various challenges faced by the district officials. He advised the Experts of DPMUs to find out areas that need special focus and immediate attention. The session was also addressed by Smt. Chithra Arumugam, IAS, Special Secretary and Member Secretary, PHDMA, Planning & Convergence

Department. She emphasised on development of the most vulnerable sections of districts. She also advised that Experts in DPMUs should work in coordination with Collector and become think tank for the district.

training programme on “Social development indicators, Monitoring & evaluation and result based Management”:

Training Programme on “Social Development Indicator, Monitoring & Evaluation and Result Based Management”