Bhubaneswar, June 12 -- Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced free education from kindergarten to postgraduate levels in all government schools and colleges.

Majhi said the decision would strengthen the foundation of the state's youth and contribute to long-term development.

"In order to make education truly free and universal, my government is announcing to make education from KG to PG completely free of cost," he said, underlining that the decision would benefit all students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged.

"Perhaps Odisha will become the first state in India to implement such a comprehensive free education policy," he told a media briefing, adding that the real challenge was in providing qu...