 Over the passage of time, there was a societal demand on the Bajiraut Chhatravas to provide educational facilities to children belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and under-privileged sections of the society coming from all over Orissa.Established in the memory of a twelve-year-old boy Bajiraut, who sacrificed his life by disallowing the British forces to cross Brahmani River by boat, the Bajiraut Chhatravas has become an institution of national importance.The Utkal Navajeevan Mandal is a voluntary organization of repute, engaged in rural development and tribal welfare in the rural and tribal areas of Orissa.