India, Feb. 20 -- The state government will establish new universities and engineering colleges in Odisha to boost the education sector.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced this while presenting the Budget proposal for 2026-27 fiscal in the Assembly today.

The state government will establish four new universities in Odisha. The new universities will be set up at the districts headquarters towns of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak and Jharsuguda.

Similarly, two new government engineering colleges will come up at Paradeep in Jagatsinghpur district and Balangir, said the Chief Minister.

The state government has also planned to open altogether five campuses of the World Skill Center across the state by 2036. The state will have ...