Saura tribal children in Gajapati to learn in native language

The children belonging to the Saura tribal community in Odisha's Gajapati district will now get preschool education in their own language, officials said Wednesday.

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The Gajapati administration has rolled out a programme - Aame Padhibaa Aama Bhasare (we will learn in our own language) - for this purpose, they said.

The initiative will cover 30 anganwadi centres in Gumma and Rayagada blocks in the district, where around 90 per cent of the population belongs to the Saura tribal community, District Social Welfare Officer Manorama Devi said.

“In the first phase, we have selected 30 anganwadi centres - 15 each in Gumma and Rayagada blocks to implement the initiative on a pilot basis,” she said.