Odisha is among six States to benefit from the World Bank-aided Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) education project, which the Union Cabinet approved on Wednesday.
The other States are Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala.
This project would be implemented as a Centrally-sponsored one under the Union Education Ministry’s Department of School Education and Literacy at a cost is Rs 5,718 crore with a World Bank support of $500 million.
The project is aimed at developing, implementing, evaluating and improving interventions with direct linkages to improved education outcomes and school-to-work transition strategies for improved labour market outcomes.