With an objective to give fillip to Oriya language and Oriya students in non-Oriya pockets, the Balasore district administration has embarked on a mission to promote Oriya language in schools outside Orissa, particularly in West Bengal.
Under the leadership of District Collector Alekh Chandra Padhiary, the administration, in the first phase, has taken up six schools in Kharagpur for promoting Oriya language and providing assistance to the Oriya students studying in these schools.“I have provided desk and benches to all the six schools and a statue of Gopabandhu Das near the Jagannath temple there has been renovated. Besides, inter-school essay and debate competitions also have been introduced since last year,” he said.
While last year, some students were provided with study materials, from this year, all the students will be provided books, note books and other study materials, he added.Besides, authorities of schools in Dantun and Kolkata where Oriya students are admitted, have been asked to send a proposal if they want any kind of support from the administration.
Such an initiative was taken after receiving some allegations about the humiliation faced by Oriya students outside Orissa, he said.While Padhiary was Director of Text Book Printing and Publications, he also made efforts for development of Oriya students in Jharkhand and Jamshedpur.
Delhi Oriya Students Association (DOSA)wish to thank the DM of Balasore Mr Alekh Chandra Padhiary for taking such initiative,which is a model every Oriya must follow.
DOSA feels this work of him as the best gift to Orissa on the occasion of Utkal Divas 2008 and wishes him all the best for this beginning under his leadership.
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