Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (transl. Odisha Model School) is a chain of schools which are being set up, one at each of 314 block headquarters of Odisha State, India.[1]
History
Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan (transl. Odisha Model Schools Organisation) was established on September 19, 2015 as a society under The Society Registration Act of Odisha, by the https://sme.odisha.gov.in/ Department of School and Mass Education, Govt. of Odisha.[2]
The general body is the apex body of the Sangathan headed by Minister, School & Mass Education as chairman. The present advisor and working president is Upendra Tripathy,[3] who was appointed on 3 August 2021 after Dr Bijaya Kumar Sahoo died from COVID-19 on 3 June 2021.[4]
These Adarsha Vidyalayas would be CBSE affiliated fully day boarding schools, provide free education, and target talented students through an annual entrance examination. They would have Class VI through Class XII and each class would have 80 students. These schools would be administered through Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan,[5] a society registered under the Society Registration Act of Odisha.
References
- ^ "About Us". Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Department of School and Mass Education, Govt. of Odisha
- ^ "Odisha CM appoints retired IAS officer Upendra Tripathy as Advisor of Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan". www.aninews.in/. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Advisor Bijaya Sahoo No More". www.newindianexpress.com/. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan