More than 1,800 dropouts have been re-enrolled by the Malkangiri district administration in the school comeback drive so far, official sources said on Wednesday.

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In a major push to eradicate illiteracy and school dropouts, the Odisha government has rolled out a large-scale re-enrolment initiative under the ambitious ‘Back to School’ programme, spearheaded by Odisha State Open Schooling.

Children who either dropped out or never enrolled are being identified and given a second chance for education.

The district administration has already set up camps across different blocks to register out-of-school children. As part of the initiative, students above the age of 14 who had to quit studies midway can now directly app

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