The higher education authority of Odisha will be providing special grants to public and private universities of the state to organise competition among students. These competitions will be organised in the fields of sports, culture, art, debating, and social work related activities. colleges with the strength of 100 to 150 students will get a grant of Rs.1.5 lakhs from the government. Colleges that have a strength of 200 to 500 will get Rs.3 lakhs. Rs.4 lakhs will be given to institutions that have a strength between 500 to 1000. At last a special fund of Rs.6 lakhs will be given to institutions having more than 1000 students and Rs. 9 lakhs to institutions with more than 2000 students. This is a new scheme under the Integrated Youth Development Programme by the state government of Odisha.
