The states ST and SC development department has launchedSchool Sanjog Programme, aninitiative of school on wheels for children, especially from the poor and vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) communities.
The initiative, a joint collaboration of the andUNICEF, aims to offer continued Learning experience to approximately 40,000 students in classes I-V in the PVTG communities in Keonjhar, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Gajapati,Rayagada, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Kandhamal and Ganjam.
The lockdown, which led to the launch of virtual learning, denied Education to many students in the PVTG areas as they dont have access to smartphones or Internet.