Akankshya Yojana

Akankshya Yojana is a social welfare programme initiated by the Government of Odisha, in India, for uplifting and nurturing the inherent talent of tribal people, and give them education. The Akankshya Yojana provides hostels to tribal students pursuing higher education in various fields. In 2015, the Government of Odisha provided facilitated hostels to 3.5 lakh students falling under the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.[1][2]

References
  1. "Odisha making significant strides in tribal development". The Hindu. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. "Odisha government to fund education of tribal students in elite schools". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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