Keeping in mind the welfare of the bilingual schools, a State bilingual committee will be on a one-day visit to Gajapati district on August 6.
MlA K Narayana Rao, addressing a Press conference held here, said as a declaration made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a total of 100 teachers will be recruited in various bilingual schools in south Odisha districts like Gajapati, Rayagada and Koraput.
Subsequently, a report on the number of bilingual schools established in the districts, and number of students and teachers will be submitted to the committee. The committee comprises 15 members, which will be led by chairman Usha Devi. The panel too will visit Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to assess the position of the bilingual schools there. The committee will review the condition of Odia students learning in the schools in Andhra Pradesh. Many people have hailed the decision to recruit teachers for the Telugu students learning in bilingual school in Gajapati district, the MlA told.