School with hostel facility Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Khurda

DESCRIPTION :

Short introduction of the Vidyalaya (its year of inception etc.)

In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986), Govt. of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya all over the country. These are co-educational and residential schools fully financed by the Govt. of India and run by an autonomous organization called Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti under the Ministry of Human Resources Development.

Objectives of the Scheme

To provide good quality modern education including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education of talented children from rural areas without regard to their family"s socio-economic condition.
To ensure that students attain a reasonable level of competency in three languages as envisaged in Three Language Formula.
To serve in each district as focal point for improvement of quality of school education in general through sharing of facilities and experiences.The establishment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in each District has heralded a new era in the history of Indian School Education especially due to the residential system on the line of Modern Public School.The main objectives of these Vidyalayas are: