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The number of persons in the age group of 10 to 19 years is defined as adolescents. As per the Census 2011, India has 25,31,60,473 persons between10-19 years, comprising 20.9 percent of the country's total population. India has the largest adolescent population country in the world). As per the last census in 2011, Odisha's population was 42 million. Out of these 42 million 40% of the population belong to marginalized communities i.e. 23 % are from Schedule Tribe and 17% from Schedule Caste. Since the adolescents of these marginalized communities are first-generation learners, they face a lot of challenges that prevent them from achieving their full potential. Some of the major challenges they face are related to proper education, health care, Safety, security, and many more. Adolescents, particularly girls between 10 to 19 years of age from tribal communities are more venerable and face challenges like dropout due to early marriage, sexual abuse, and teenage pregnancy. The study explains the process of implementation of Life Skills Education (LSE) based Adolescent Reproductive Sexual Health education program in) Residential Schools across Odisha.