Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the state-level children’s festival Surabhi-2026
Majhi also distributed prizes under the Mukhyamantri Shiksha Puraskar scheme.
As part of the initiative to strengthen school education and promote innovation among students, the Chief Minister inaugurated state-of-the-art robotics laboratories in 807 schools across Odisha. The initiative aims to connect rural students with modern science, robotics, coding, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 3D printing.
He also launched the NIPUN App’ to strengthen the foundation of primary education in the state.
A total of 375 outstanding teachers, students and educational institutions were honoured with the prestigious Mukhyamantri Shiksha Puraskar for their achievements and contributions to the education sector. Nabarangpur, Kataka and Kalahandi districts were recognised for their outstanding performance.
Also, 7350 meritorious students were awarded the Mukhyamantri Odia Bhasha Bruti (scholarship) for their academic excellence.
Majhi urged students to use mobile phones as tools for learning rather than entertainment. He advised them not to run merely after academic degrees or higher marks but to focus on developing practical skills, capabilities and competencies that would help them succeed in life.
The Chief Minister visited an exhibition showcasing innovative projects and products developed by students as part of the state-level children’s festival, and appreciated their creativity, scientific temperament and innovative abilities.
“Today, I had the privilege of attending the inauguration of the state-level children’s festival ‘Surabhi’ in Bhubaneswar and spending some time in the company of students. ‘Surabhi’ is not just a festival, but a powerful platform for nurturing every child’s dreams, creativity and hidden talents. On this occasion, the ‘Chief Minister’s Education Award’ for excellence in education and the ‘Odia Language Scholarship Award’ to foster respect for the mother tongue were presented, and state-of-the-art robotics labs were inaugurated in various schools across the state,” CM Majhi wrote on X and shared pictures from the event.
“These little children of ours are the bright future of our state and our country. Our government’s resolve is to shape them not merely as consumers of technology, but as innovators of new technologies,” Majhi said.
“Having worked as a teacher in the early stages of my life, I still get emotional when I see the innocent smiles and enthusiasm of children. As a teacher, my appeal to them is to keep pace with the times and use mobile phones and the internet as a means of acquiring knowledge rather than entertainment, develop good character while showing devotion and respect to their parents and teachers, and not chase only higher marks or degrees, but make themselves truly skilled and capable. Through hard work and dedication, let our students become the driving force behind building a prosperous Odisha and a developed India,” the Chief Minister wrote further.
ଆଜି ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରଠାରେ ରାଜ୍ୟସ୍ତରୀୟ ଶିଶୁ ମହୋତ୍ସବ ‘ସୁରଭି’ର ଉଦ୍ଘାଟନୀ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରେ ଯୋଗଦେଇ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ଗହଣରେ କିଛି ସମୟ ବିତାଇବାର ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟ ଲାଭ କଲି। ‘ସୁରଭି’ କେବଳ ଏକ ଉତ୍ସବ ନୁହେଁ, ବରଂ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଶିଶୁର ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ, ସୃଜନଶୀଳତା ଓ ଅନ୍ତର୍ନିହିତ ପ୍ରତିଭାର ବିକାଶ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ସଶକ୍ତ ମଞ୍ଚ। ଏହି ଅବସରରେ ଶିକ୍ଷା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଉତ୍କର୍ଷତା ପାଇଁ ‘ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶିକ୍ଷା ପୁରସ୍କାର’ ଏବଂ ମାତୃଭାଷା ପ୍ରତି ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା ବଢ଼ାଇବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ‘ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ବୃତ୍ତି ପୁରସ୍କାର’ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିବା ସହ ରାଜ୍ୟର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟରେ ଅତ୍ୟାଧୁନିକ ରୋବୋଟିକ୍ସ ଲ୍ୟାବ୍ର ଶୁଭାରମ୍ଭ କରାଯାଇଛି। ଆମର ଏହି କୁନିକୁନି ପିଲାମାନେ ହିଁ ଆମ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଓ ଦେଶର ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ। ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ କେବଳ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତିବିଦ୍ୟାର ଉପଭୋକ୍ତା ନୁହେଁ, ବରଂ ନୂତନ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତିର ଉଦ୍ଭାବକ ଭାବେ ଗଢ଼ିତୋଳିବା ଆମ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ସଂକଳ୍ପ। ଜୀବନର ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭିକ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟରେ ଜଣେ ଶିକ୍ଷକ ଭାବେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଥିବାରୁ ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କ ନିଷ୍ପାପ ହସ ଓ ଉତ୍ସାହ ଦେଖିଲେ ମୋ ଭିତରର ଶିକ୍ଷକଟି ଆଜି ବି ଭାବବିହ୍ୱଳ ହୋଇଉଠେ। ଜଣେ ଶିକ୍ଷକ ଭାବେ ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଏହା ହିଁ ଆହ୍ୱାନ ଯେ ସେମାନେ ଯୁଗୋପଯୋଗୀ ହୋଇ ମୋବାଇଲ୍ ଓ ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟ୍କୁ ମନୋରଞ୍ଜନ ବଦଳରେ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଆହରଣର ମାଧ୍ୟମ କରନ୍ତୁ, ଉତ୍ତମ ଚରିତ୍ର ଗଠନ ସହ ପିତାମାତା ଓ ଗୁରୁଜନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ସମ୍ମାନ ରଖନ୍ତୁ ଏବଂ କେବଳ ଅଧିକ ମାର୍କ କିମ୍ବା ଡିଗ୍ରୀ ପଛରେ ନ ଗୋଡ଼ାଇ ନିଜକୁ ପ୍ରକୃତ ଅର୍ଥରେ ଦକ୍ଷ ଓ ସକ୍ଷମ କରନ୍ତୁ। କଠିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ ଓ ନିଷ୍ଠା ବଳରେ ଆମ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀମାନେ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଓ ବିକଶିତ ଭାରତ ଗଠନର ସାରଥୀ ହୁଅନ୍ତୁ। #ସୁରଭି
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) November 12, 2026
