Odisha Mo College Campaign 2020-2021 – Rs. 1 Lakh to Best Performing Colleges

Odisha government is soon going to launch Mo College campaign for development of colleges across the state from March 2021. This abhiyan is announced by CM Naveen Patnaik. Under the Mo College campaign, the state govt. will distribute cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh to the best performing colleges in each block. Activities such as motivational programmes, value-based education and career counselling will also be undertaken under the initiative.

Odisha Mo College Campaign 2020-2021

Odisha government will launch ‘Mo College’ campaign for holistic development of colleges across the state from second week of March 2021. The campaign is built on the lines of ‘Mo School Abhiyan’, a scheme for development of schools that is driven by alumni involvement and contributions.

The main aim of Mo College Campaign is to connect the memories of the alumni with their colleges. The state government will make a decent budgetary provision to spread the campaign. All the active participants will make a part in the development journey.

Action Plan for Odisha Mo College Campaign

The Higher Education department has worked out a detailed action plan to create a platform where alumni of institutes can connect and contribute for the development of their alma mater. The department has also decided to pick 100 mentors who will pledge their association with the campaign on the inaugural day. The proposed Mo College Campaign will be started for development of colleges with the help of their alumni.

Alumni Registration at Mo College Campaign Portal

A Mo College Society has been formed to monitor the campaign. The department is also developing digital platform for registration of alumni. At the Mo College Campaign Portal, alumni registration must be done to participate in this abhiyan.

Setting Up of New Degree Colleges in Odisha

The previous Mo School campaign provides a platform for former students to connect with their childhood memories and be a part of the change they want to see in their schools. The state government is committed to development of higher education. Accordingly, the state govt. of Odisha will setup 6 new degree colleges at Balangir, Kalahandi, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Koraput and Gajapati districts under Rashtriya Uchchatar Siksha Abhiyan (RUSA). Till date, there are 52 government degree colleges and eight model colleges in Odisha.

Delay in Roll Out of Mo College Initiative

After the launch of Mo School Abhiyan in 2016, the government had decided to roll out Mo College initiative last year i.e 2020. However, the outbreak of Covid-19 delayed its implementation. As per the modalities, the “Mo College” initiative will have a corpus fund of Rs 20 crore for development of colleges. Funds will be managed from two sources, contribution from donors and the government allocation.

Implementation of Odisha Mo College Campaign

Former students of colleges and individuals will be encouraged to contribute while the government will release twice the amount of their contribution to the institution concerned for its development. There, however, will be an upper cap of Rs 50 lakh on contribution of the government for a college in a year. Activities such as motivational programmes, value-based education and career counselling will also be undertaken under the initiative. 

Improvement in Overall Quality of Education

Odisha govt. has taken various steps to fill up vacancies of teaching in staff in colleges. The students in Odisha are more inclined towards private colleges owing to large-scale vacancies in teaching staff and lack of infrastructure in government colleges. The main focus of the state govt. is on improving the overall quality of teaching.

Moreover, govt. will lay stress on the need of reorientation in teaching of history. Now the local heroes like Rana Pratap Singh would be given more importance over outsiders like Babar and Akbar. The state govt. has also decided that Sambalpur University must be trifurcated with two more universities at Bhawanipatna and Balangir.

Source / Reference Link: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/jan/22/mo-college-campaign-to-be-rolled-out-in-march-2253536.html

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