Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput engaged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Forum for Integrated Development and Research (FIDR) India, Gurugram to collaborate on establishing a Digital Tribal Literacy Centre for the tribal youth of Odisha.
According to the reports, on behalf of the CUO Dr Asit Kumar Das, Registrar and Debi Patnaik from FIDR signed the MoU in the presence of Prof S K Palita, Vice-Chancellor In-charge, CUO and Charudatta Panigrahi, Director, FIDR, said an official press release issued by CUO.
“By signing the MoU this initiative is established now and the Central University is going to provide digital literacy to the tribal students and other students of the marginalized communities of this region with the support of FIDR. The establishment of the Centre will open opportunity of digital skills to boys and girls of the marginalized communities which in course of time make them self-employed,” says Prof Palita.
During the 13th Foundation Day Celebration on 29th August 2021, the establishment of the Tribal Digital Literacy Centre was declared by the Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan.
