India News | Ensure No School in State is Without Teachers, Adityanath Tells Officials

Lucknow, Mar 22 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed officials to ensure that no school in the state is without teachers.

Chairing a review meeting of the Basic Education Department at his official residence in Lucknow, Adityanath said that the government's treasury is the public's money and the government has no shortage of funds for quality education, the UP government said in a statement.

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Emphasising the need to improve the teacher-student ratio in all districts and development blocks, he asserted that the government is committed to ensure quality education for children under all circumstances and to achieve this, the state government is implementing Operation Kayakalp with inter-departmental coordination, focusing on 19 key parameters.

As part of this initiative, all council schools now have separate toilets for boys and girls, along with essential facilities such as drinking water, well-furnished classrooms, electricity, quality furniture, boundary walls, and secure gates.

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The chief minister said that the state government is constructing Chief Minister Model Composite Schools for classes 1 to 12, with funds already released for 26 districts. Additionally, Chief Minister Abhyudaya Composite Schools, catering to pre-primary to class 8, are being developed in 58 districts. Both types of schools will feature playgrounds, training centers, and courses in craft, clay art, and new-age skills.

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