Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday laid foundation stone of iconic Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya at Andharua on the outskirts of the city on virtual mode.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said the Adarsha Vidyalaya will be a milestone in the state government’s transformation of schools programme. The iconic school to come up with a budget of Rs 100 crore will play a major role in providing education of high standard to meritorious students of rural areas of the state, he added.
The school will admit 1000 students with 500 each for Classes XI and XII. They will be selected from 314 Adarsha Vidyalayas in the state. It will have 26 classrooms, 8 science laboratories, two girls’ hostels and equal number of boys’ hostels, 22 teachers’ quarters and 8 guest houses.
School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash the school would start functioning from a rented accommodation from the current academic session and its building will be completed by 2022.
443 Teachers Appointed
At an official function attended by the chief minister on the day, appointment letters were issued to 443 teachers for Adarsha Vidyalayas.
Addressing the newly appointed teachers, Naveen said he aims at making quality education available to meritorious students of rural and semi-urban areas. The Adarsha Vidyalayas should emerge as ideal schools in the country, he added.
On the occasion, the chief minister set a 10-point target for the students of Adarsha Vidyalayas. Those include participation in blood donation, protection of environment, literacy campaign and healthy lifestyle.
Naveen also advised each school to draw up a 10-year vision document.