Bhubaneswar, May 30 -- The Odisha government will soon provide reservation to students of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in technical education.

This was revealed by Skill Development & Technical Education Minister Sampad Chandra Swain today.

"The state government will soon announce reservation for SEBC students in technical education. The government is now looking into all aspects in this regard," said Swain, the legislator from Paradeep in Jagatsinghpur.

Earlier this month, the state Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved a proposal for reservation of seats for SEBC students in government-run higher education institutions in Odisha.

As per the decision, the state government will keep 11.25 per ...