Odisha Cabinet lifts civil services attempt cap, approves ₹393.62-crore college Wi-Fi scheme
· India · Hindustan Times, NDTV
The Odisha Cabinet on Monday approved a ₹393.62-crore scheme to provide free Wi-Fi across 601 government and aided colleges, granting students up to 1 GB of daily high-speed data for academic use. It also lifted the restriction on the number of attempts for the civil services examination for general category candidates below age 42. Additionally, the Cabinet cleared a ₹99.99-crore in-stream storage structure project on the Indra-Sundar river in Balangir district to conserve monsoon water for year-round irrigation and domestic use in 12 villages.
Why it matters
Over 600,000 students and faculty will gain digital access to e-books, virtual classrooms and scholarship portals, while general category civil services aspirants below 42 lose the previous attempt ceiling, broadening eligibility.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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