While reviewing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhijan (RMSA) in a high level meeting at the Secretariat here on Monday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the officials to start the construction work of new high schools earmarked under the scheme by October next.
Under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhijan (RMSA) programme, about 700 new high schools in the State are proposed to be set up. Out of the total sanctioned high schools, construction work of 304 high schools is going on while construction works of 75 new schools have been completed. The officials said that land demarcation for 82 new high schools is yet to be started.
Emphasising on the need to expedite works under programme, Patnaik directed the departmental officials to complete land demarcation work within a month and finish the tender process within three months so that the construction of the schools could be started by October next.
Patnaik also directed the officials to start the construction work of 47 model schools out of the Central Government sanctioned 111 model schools for the State by October.
Besides, the State is preparing guidelines and other related works to set up State Institute of Open Schooling (SIOS) to educate children who don’t have regular school education. To provide education through ICT medium, the State Government handed over the responsibility to the Odisha Knowledge Corporation limited (OKCl).