Bhubaneswar, Feb. 18 -- The Sishu Vatika admission at primary schools in Odisha will begin from next academic session, informed School & Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond today.

Under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Sishu Vatika admission will be opened for children at age of 3 years. The system will be implemented at 45,000 primary schools from upcoming academic session, the Minister said.

He said that the department is all prepared for execution of Sishu Vatika programme in schools.

On allocation made for elementary education in Odisha Budget-2025, he said that the state government has provisioned over Rs 31,000 Crore for school education.

Chief Minister Mohan Majhi in his speech during presentation of the annual...