Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated 13 academic and 28 hostel buildings of Odisha Adarsa Vidyalaya Sanghatan during a special function organised at Lok Seva Bhawan Convention Centre here.
He also laid foundation for 276 hostel buildings of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV). Addressing the gathering, Patnaik said this magnificent infrastructure will pave way for development of quality education eco-system for the students. Highlighting the objective of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, he said it was established with the idea to reach out and provide quality education in English medium to each deserving child preferably from rural area and to make Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas a role model for the country.
Since its inception, Adarsha Vidyalaya has been made operational in all 314 blocks of Odisha and one iconic OAV at Bhubaneswar to provide quality education to meritorious students, he added.
Emphasizing on quality education, he said it had been my Government’s priority all along. “Our Vidyalayas are experiencing transformational changes under 5T initiative. Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas are dedicated to provide quality Education to talented rural & Semi urban students at block level in CBSE pattern. OAVS has brought a number of innovative measures to improve the system of education,” he said.
The Chief Minister also congratulated all the new entrants who are selected through OAV Entrance Test. He also felicitated meritorious students of CBSE 10th and 12th standard including those qualified for NEET, JEE Advanced and other National level competitions.
Among others, Minister of School and Mass Education Sudam Marandi, Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Advisor of OAV Upendra Tripathy also spoke on the occasion. School and Mass Education department Secretary Ms Aswathi gave the welcome address.
