Bhubaneswar, Oct13 (PTI): The Odisha government on Tuesday approved free textbooks for around 28.7 lakh students of state-run schools, along with a Rs 500-crore programme to improve urban drainage and tackle flooding. The decisions were among 16 proposals approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here. The proposals, relating to 11 departments, will be implemented soon, Chief Secretary Anu Garg told reporters after the meeting. The decision to provide free textbooks to more students comes amid a controversy over the supply of textbooks containing errors, with...