Lucknow, 12 June (HS): Uttar

Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath advised students on Thursday to take

responsibility for maintaining public property, stating that such assets are

the outcome of common labour and that destroying them harms the nation.

Addressing a state-level ceremony to recognize outstanding students and deliver

school sports awards, he stated, Public property is not private property;

it is built through the contributions of the entire society. If somebody harms

it, they are injuring the nation. Such actions must be stopped, reported, and

revealed. Adityanath urged students to take action by filming and reporting

anyone who damages public property.

You all have mobile phones. If you observe someone trashing government

property, record it and make it viral. We will guarantee that the individual is

recognized and recovered via posters, he added. He congratulated the Uttar Pradesh

Secondary Education Board on successfully delivering cheating-free examinations

and highlighted significant advancements to the state's education system since

2017. Previously, widespread cheating has become a lucrative business under the

guise of education. People would fill out exam forms and hire someone else to

take them. The results would be sent

home with certificates. He described it

as a total hoax. Taking on past governments in the state, Adityanath praised

his government for putting an end to such illicit operations and establishing a

transparent, fair examination system. He noted that examinations that used to

take two to three months now take only 13 days.

Examinations should not be used to

torment kids, but rather to assess and equip them to confront life's problems

with a competitive spirit, he added, urging them to read Prime Minister Narendra

Modi's book Exam Warriors. He also praised the state's progress in government

employment, adding that more than eight lakh youngsters had been hired through

transparent recruitment. We are no longer a 'BIMARU' state. He remarked that Uttar Pradesh has emerged as

the new face of India. The CM advocated for value-based education. Along with knowledge, kids must develop

respect for their elders, parents, instructors, society, and the nation. That is actual character, he explained.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi