Odisha
-
Quenching Thirst: Drink-from-the-Tap Project: OMBADC, Odisha
Odisha has made a remarkable leap in its journey toward universal access to safe drinking water through the Drink-from-the-Tap Mission. This transformative initiative aims to provide 24x7, safe, piped water directly to households, ensuring that citizens can drink water straight from their taps without additional filtration or boiling.
-
Banana Plantation Flourishes: A Livelihood Revolution in Sundargarh, Odisha
The OMBADC initiative turned this narrative around by introducing banana cultivation as a sustainable and income-generating activity. Through targeted training, capacity building, and market linkage support, the project has empowered local farmers and reduced their dependency on mining.
-
Empowerment through Education, Eklavya Model Residential School, Naupada, Odisha
The students are imparted lessons through (K Yantra) smart class room. Emphasis was given to physical, mental and social development of students enrolled in the EMRS. Students and the faculty were involved in a number of construction and development activities of the school for them to own it up.
-
Reviving Millets, Reviving Traditions: Odisha Millets Mission’s Tribal Transformation
The mission represents a convergence-driven, participatory effort by government, civil society and academia.
-
Nurturing Talent: Eklavya Model Residential School, Bhawanipur, Sundargarh, Odisha
Designed as a fully residential, English-medium institution managed by the ST & SC Development Department of Odisha under central funding, the school addresses educational deficits in tribal districts while fostering ambition, self-confidence, and exposure to modern learning.
-
Inflaming Ambitions, Eklavya Model Residential School, Liang, Sundergarh, Odisha
EMRS are designed to bring tribal students into mainstream, high-quality academic environment while preserving their cultural identity. It stands as a testament to this vision, offering tribal students’ holistic education and exposure that help fuel their ambitions.
-
Fostering Resilience through Cluster-based Tribal Livelihoods: The Mission Jeevika Model
The mission was developed and implemented by the ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department through the Odisha Tribal Development Society (OTDS). It leverages state and central government schemes to enhance production, create infrastructure and ensure access to markets.
-
Standardisation and ISO Certification of Tribal Hostels through Mission Suvidya
These hostels serve a crucial role in ensuring the continuity of education among disadvantaged communities. However, disparities in infrastructure, management standards, and basic services necessitated systemic reforms. Mission Suvidya emerged as an innovative intervention to address these issues.
-
Mentorship Programme for PVTGs in Odisha
COVID-19 led to disruption of classroom-based learning. The Alternate Learning and Mentorship Programme (ALMP) was conceptualised and launched by the Government of Odisha’s ST & SC Development Department as a timely and inclusive intervention to ensure educational continuity for tribal and backward-class students during the pandemic.
-
Transforming Learning Through Libraries: Gajapati’s Innovation in Tribal Education
Gajapati district, with its tribal-dominated and geographically isolated population, experienced COVID-19 challenges. To address this, the district administration launched an innovative and inclusive project—Library Promotion Activities in Primary and Upper Primary Schools. This initiative aimed to strengthen the reading, writing, and speaking skills of ST & SC students.