Odisha launches ShaktiShree app for safety of girl students in higher education
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on 2 May 2026 launched the ShaktiShree mobile app for girl students in higher education institutions, offering SOS alerts and harassment reporting, and released internship guidelines at a national NEP-2020 workshop in Bhubaneswar.
Summary
The ShaktiShree mobile application was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on 2 May 2026 at a two-day national workshop on the National Education Policy 2020 in Bhubaneswar, attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The app lets girl students in higher education institutions send 24/7 SOS alerts, report harassment anonymously, get mental-health support and connect with institutional Internal Complaints Committees; Majhi also released an Internship Guidelines book to make students industry-ready. ShaktiShree is the Odisha Higher Education Department's empowerment and self-defence programme for undergraduate and postgraduate girl students across 16 state universities and 730 government and aided institutions.
Key facts
- App
- ShaktiShree – safety app for girl students in HEIs
- Launched by
- CM Mohan Charan Majhi, 2 May 2026, Bhubaneswar
- Features
- 24/7 SOS, anonymous harassment reporting, mental-health support, ICC link
- Programme coverage
- 16 state universities, 730 government and aided institutions
- Also released
- Internship Guidelines book (NEP 2020)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which state launched the 'ShaktiShree' mobile app for the safety of girl students in higher education institutions on 2 May 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Odisha
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the ShaktiShree app in Bhubaneswar.
Consider the following statements about Odisha's ShaktiShree initiative: 1. It is a programme of the state's Higher Education Department for girl students across 16 state universities and 730 government and aided institutions. 2. The ShaktiShree app connects users with institutional Internal Complaints Committees. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: ShaktiShree is the Higher Education Department's empowerment and self-defence programme covering 16 state universities and 730 institutions, and the app links users to Internal Complaints Committees.