Odisha to build 100 hostels for OBC, SEBC students

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Mar 16, 2018 at 9:48 PM

Bhubaneswar: With general elections less than a year away, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a sop aimed at winning voters from Other Backward Class (OBC) and Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC).

The Chief Minister announced opening of 100 numbers of 100-seater hostels for 10,000 OBC/SEBC students by the State government in 14 major educational centres of the State, said an official release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) today.

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These hostels will be constructed at an outlay of about Rs 185 crore, the release added.

The release said all students of parents with an income of less than Rs 1 lakh per annum pursuing higher studies in government/government aided and private educational institutions will be eligible for admission into these hostels.

However, selection will be made on merit basis, the release clarified.