PTI| Bhubaneswar | India
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched a dedicated portal for students to ensure payment of scholarships in a "hassle-free" manner. The portal will benefit about 11 lakh students availing 21 different scholarships in the state, Patnaik said.
The ST & SC Development, Higher Education, School and Mass Education, Labour and ESI, Skill Development & Technical Education and Agriculture Departments will offer scholarships on the portal, he said. Patnaik also launched another portal to provide Rs 2.5 lakh incentive for inter-caste marriages, and said social harmony will prevail with such weddings.
Inter-caste couples can avail the incentive within 60 days of marriage.
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