The Central University of Orissa (CUO) on Friday adopted five tribal villages adjacent to its campus at Koraput for their socioeconomic development.
This initiative was taken under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan started by the Centre to bring transformational changes in the rural development process.
CUO Vice-Chancellor Prof Sachidananda Mohanty inaugurating the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan at Chikapar village of Sunabeda said, “Charity begins from home and hence the development of the university should be started from the local villages.”
He announced adoption of villages, Chikapar, Chakarliput, Rajpalama, Balda and Nuaguda by the varsity on this occasion.
“The university will provide computer education to village students of age group of 12 to 20 years and coaching to them for various competitive examinations. Besides, they would be taught spoken English and mathematics among other things,” the VC said
Meanwhile, people of five adopted villages expressed happiness for the varsity’s initiative.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell Nodal Officer Dr Jayanta Kumar Nayak presided over the meeting which was graced by MlA Raghuram Padal, Sunabeda Municipality Chairperson Subhashree Mallik, Executive Officer Alok Ranjan Samantaroy, COATS Director Dr PC Mohapatra and educationist Dr Jagabandhu Samal.
University Registrar Col RS Chauhan also spoke on the occasion.