The government of Odisha announces a special scholarship for undergraduate and postgraduate students

The government of Odisha has just announced a special scholarship for both undergraduate and postgraduate students studying in the state. Under this scholarship, male students will be given an annual scholarship of at least Rs.9000 and female students will be given an annual scholarship of at least Rs.10,000. Other than this, all the students will also be given a special pre-poll bonanza card, which will have several benefits. 

This will include access to free skill development courses, travel benefits including bus and train travel. All the students of Odisha are eligible for the scholarship except for the students whose parents are taxpayers to the government or permanent government employees. The amount of scholarship given to students will be directly proportional to their academic performance. The better the score of the student, the more the scholarship amount will be given to them.