Dikhyaa Mohanty 
5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian visited several colleges in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar at the chief minister’s request. He first attended the Nua-O Scholarship Distribution Program at Ravenshaw University, JKBK College, and Shailabala Women’s College in Cuttack. In Bhubaneswar, he then attended the Rajdhani Degree College, Ekamra Degree College, Kamala Nehru Women’s College, and Maharshi College of Natural Law.
He informed the students about the Nua-O Scholarship under which all eligible PG and UG students from state government-run universities, government-aided colleges, and non-government-aided and unaided colleges will benefit.
A total of 8,116 eligible students from Cuttack along with 5,358 eligible students from Bhubaneswar received scholarships worth about Rs 8.13 crore and Rs 5.26 crore respectively. Pandian distributed Nua-O Scholarship Sanction Orders to the students.
He said that the government’s next major initiative will be to cover all the students through the launching of the futuristic Nabin Odisha Magic Card, a points-system-based smart card that will engage and empower the youth and enable them towards academic development, personality development, skill development, and employment.
