India, July 15 -- The Odisha government has said its Gyanodaya scheme for free education from kindergarten (KG) to postgraduate (PG) level will be subject to a minimum 75% classroom attendance, excluding professional courses, private institutions, and self-financing programmes.

State higher education minister Suryabanshi Suraj said no student would be deprived of quality education because of financial constraints, but beneficiaries would have to meet eligibility conditions. Students are required to maintain at least 75% attendance, even as the requirement may be relaxed up to a minimum of 65% in exceptional cases.

Suraj, who released the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the scheme on Tuesday, said the fee waiver would apply only t...