Odisha launches Godabarish Mishra Model Primary School scheme; foundation laid for 118 schools
On 7 January 2026 at Banpur in Khurda district, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the Godabarish Mishra Model Primary School scheme and laid foundation stones for 118 schools, the start of a ₹12,000 crore first phase covering 2,200 schools.
Summary
On 7 January 2026 at Banpur in Khurda district, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the Godabarish Mishra Model Primary School (Adarsha Prathamika Vidyalaya) scheme and laid foundation stones for 118 model primary schools across the state. The first phase will set up 2,200 model primary schools in gram panchayats over four years at a cost of ₹12,000 crore, with ₹3,000 crore provided in the current year's budget; the aim is one model primary school in every panchayat, eventually covering all 6,794 gram panchayats. The scheme is named after Pandit Godabarish Mishra, a freedom fighter, writer and educationist born in Banpur.
Key facts
- Launched
- 7 January 2026, Banpur, Khurda district, by CM Mohan Charan Majhi
- Foundation stones
- 118 model primary schools
- First phase
- 2,200 schools over four years; ₹12,000 crore
- This year's budget
- ₹3,000 crore
- Goal
- One model primary school per gram panchayat (6,794 GPs)
- Named after
- Pandit Godabarish Mishra — freedom fighter, writer, educationist of Banpur
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Under the first phase of Odisha's Godabarish Mishra Model Primary School scheme, launched in January 2026, how many model primary schools are to be set up?
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Correct answer: B — 2,200
Times of India, OrissaPOST (PTI) and Sambad English (IANS): 2,200 model primary schools will be set up in the first phase at a cost of ₹12,000 crore; foundation stones were laid for 118 of them.
Odisha's Godabarish Mishra Model Primary School scheme was launched in January 2026 at Banpur, the birthplace of Pandit Godabarish Mishra. Banpur is in which district?
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Correct answer: D — Khurda
OrissaPOST (PTI) and Sambad English (IANS): the scheme was launched at Banpur in Khurda (Khordha) district, the birthplace of Pandit Godabarish Mishra.
Consider the following statements about Odisha's Godabarish Mishra Model Primary School scheme (January 2026): 1. The first phase has an outlay of ₹12,000 crore over four years. 2. A provision of ₹3,000 crore was made in the current year's budget. 3. The scheme aims to develop one model primary school in every block of the state. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
Times of India and Sambad English (IANS): ₹12,000 crore over four years in the first phase and ₹3,000 crore in this year's budget. The aim is one model school in every gram panchayat, not every block, so statement 3 is wrong.