Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan to transfer the management of Panda Nijog Sanskrit School, located within the Shree Jagannath Temple complex in Puri, to the Odisha School and Mass Education Department.
In his letter, Pradhan highlighted that the Panda Nijog Sanskrit School is an ancient institution of considerable cultural and historical significance.
Established by the then Gajapati Maharaja, the school has long been dedicated to Sanskrit education, Vedic studies, and ritual training for the children of temple servitors.
Currently, the school operates as an aided institution managed by the Panda Nijog and holds a permanent Record of Rights in i...