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The initiative introduces future technologies at the school level, helping build early digital fluency, computational thinking and innovation capacity among students, the minister's office said.
Delhi schools to get air purifiers in phases as govt rolls out long-term pollution control measures
The Allahabad High Court also directed the state government to frame a policy ensuring the presence of teachers in schools within three months.
The education ministry reviewed curriculum reforms such as age-appropriate computational thinking from the foundational stage, project-based learning, and the introduction of AI as a skill subject.
Around 40,000 guest teachers in primary schools, 11,000 in high schools have been appointed to overcome the shortage of teachers for the academic year 2025-26, the minister said.
Over 5.5 lakh students are currently enrolled in 1,765 educational institutions and 5,963 hostels across the state, Nityanand Gond, development minister of Odisha said.
One injured student was discharged after initial treatment and returned to the hostel, while the other with a leg injury is being treated at the district hospital.
School Closure: In view of the severe cold and persistent fog, all government, aided, and private schools from Classes 1 to 8 will remain shut from December 18 to 20.
The broader category of schools “with less than 10 or zero enrolment” has also seen a sharp surge, according to data shared by the education ministry in parliament recently.
The three-phase bootcamp will run across 50 locations from December 17 to January 9, 2026, covering 12 States in the first phase. The programme provides tools, frameworks, and mentorship to implement design thinking and innovation.
