Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Odisha Announces Free Bus Travel, Textbooks for Students
The Odisha government is giving some new benefits to students.
They can now ride government buses for free if they are in uniform and have ID cards.
Also, all students from 1st to 10th grade will get free textbooks.
Plus, the state is combining the groups that manage school exams into one.
The government wants to improve primary school education by following the new National Education Policy, and the state will work with the national framework to ensure good quality.
School students can travel free on state-run buses under the 'Mukhyamantri Bus Seva' scheme.
Students from Class I to Class 10 will receive free textbooks.
The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) will merge.
Primary education will undergo changes aligned with the National Education Policy.
The SCERT will be developed in line with the NCERT framework.
- Who
- Odisha School and Mass Education minister Nityananda Gond.
- What
- Odisha government announced free bus travel and free textbooks for school students, along with a merger of education boards.
- When
- Announced on Friday.
- Where
- Odisha
- Why
- To improve education and provide benefits to students.
- Free Bus Travel
- Available for school students on state-run buses
- Textbooks
- Free for students from Class I to Class 10
- Education Board Merger
- BSE and CHSE to merge into one board
- Policy Alignment
- NEP-2020
