Yogi government's big move: Bringing light of education to

every child

Lucknow, 02 July (HS): Under the leadership of Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh government has resolved to take

basic education to new heights. To translate this resolve into reality, the

second phase of the 'School Chalo Abhiyan' will be run in mission mode across

the state from July 1 to July 15, 2026, under the academic session 2026-27.

State Minister of State for Basic Education (Independent Charge) Sandeep Singh

said that the Yogi government's top priority is to ensure that no child between

the ages of 6 and 14 remains out of school and that children between the ages

of 3 and 6 are connected to Balvatika and Anganwadi centers.

Sandeep Singh said that this is not just a campaign for

enrollment, but a great sacrifice to shape the future of every child in the

state. Public representatives, teachers, parents and every section of the

society will have to join it. In the first phase, the best 5 headmasters of

each district who have done excellent work will be honored on the stage, so

that other schools can also take inspiration. To take the campaign to every

home, hoardings will be put up at bus stands, railway stations, collectorate,

Vikas Bhawan, markets and highways. Inspiring wall writings will be done on the

walls of Panchayat Bhawan, Anganwadi Center, CHC and schools in the villages.

Cable TV, local channels and publicity vehicles will also be a part of the

campaign.

He said that on July 1st, schools were decorated

festively. Children were welcomed with roli-tika, and special dishes like

halwa-kheer was served in the mid-day meal. Teachers will conduct

door-to-door surveys to enroll all children between the ages of 6 and 14. With

the help of ASHA and Anganwadi workers, children between the ages of 3 and 6

will be enrolled in Balvatika. In coordination meetings chaired by the BEO,

lists of children who passed classes 5, 8, and 10 will be handed over to the

next schools, so that not a single child drops out during the transition.

In this regard, Director General of School Education and

State Project Director Monica Rani said that to make the campaign successful,

the Yogi government has approved a sum of Rs 163.60 lakh. Under this, a limit

of Rs 1 lakh has been issued to each district and Rs 10.000 to each block.

Detailed orders have been issued to all the District Basic Education Officers

of the state. It has been clarified in the order that a grand program will be

organized in each district under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate,

in which the Minister in charge, MP, MLA, MLC, District Panchayat President,

Village Head, SMC members, teachers and parents will participate. The program

will include a 'School Chalo' rally, cultural presentations, symbolic

enrollment and distribution of new textbooks.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi