Bhubaneswar, January 5: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday inaugurated the Tribal Fair ( Adivasi Mela) at the Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar, and launched the Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Scheme here.
The scheme is designed to tackle the issue of high dropout rates among Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in Odisha. It offers a one-time financial incentive of ₹5,000 to ST students enrolling in Class IX and Class XI, to boost enrollment and ensure the completion of secondary and higher secondary education.
Implemented for the 2024-2025 academic year, the scheme targets ST students from families with an annual income of ₹2.5 lakh or less. The financial support is restricted to those attending government and government-aided high schools and higher secondary schools within the state.
Eligible students will have the ₹5,000 incentive directly transferred to their bank accounts. The process will be facilitated by the Principal or Headmaster of the respective schools, who will recommend and process applications through the Odisha State Scholarship Portal.
