Bhubaneswar: The Keonjhar district administration on Friday distributed the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) HSC Scholarship to the students of Government/Aided High Schools and Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas (OAVs) in the district who had achieved 60% or higher in the Class X exam.
Chairman of Odisha Skill Development Authority, Subroto Bagchi, attended the DMF HSC Scholarship 2022 ceremony as the Chief Guest. He shared the story of his life and motivated the audience.
Bagchi conversed with the youngsters and answered their queries regarding achieving success and being a better human being. Lauding the district administration, he said, “Using the funds available under DMF, the district is paving a path for excellence for the students in Keonjhar”.
This year, 228 students in the district received more than 90% (A1 grade) and 1997 students received more than 80% (A2 grade) in BSE Class 10 exam.
Jyoti Prakash Sahoo from Kalyani BP School, Garahabandhogoda, Ghasipur has achieved the top position in Keonjhar by securing 98.17%. Shardha Juanga from Chandragiri High School, Badapalaspal has secured 78.67% and is the topper among the tribal students. She also got a special mention from Bagchi for her grit and efforts.
DMF awarded scholarships worth Rs 17 crore to a total of 11,605 Class X students who had achieved 60% or higher studying in Government and Aided High Schools and OAVs.
Earlier, DMF HSC scholarships worth Rs 10.48 crore was awarded to 7698 meritorious students for the year 2021 and 2020. The initiative is aimed to inspire students to successfully complete their schooling and support them financially to pursue higher studies beyond Class X level.
The initiative is also in-line with the National Education Policy, 2019 objectives and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to expand higher education scholarships to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”
