Saturday, June 20, 2015



 Odisha government on Wednesday raised the reservation ratio for students belonging to schedule tribe and scheduled caste in educational institutions to 38.75 per cent from 20 per cent.Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a proposal in this regard, a release issued by the Chief Minister's Office said, adding that the new decision would be implemented from the 2015-16 academic year.The government's decision would be applicable for all the educational institutes run either by the government or private owners in the state.The ST and SC students would get the facility in higher studies like medical and engineering colleges and universities.