Uttar Pradesh school reforms: Yogi Adityanath credits efforts for sharp fall in dropout rate
CM Yogi Adityanath launched the ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ campaign for the upcoming academic year at an event held in Varanasi. The campaign also comprised the distribution of books and certificates to NIPUN schools and their students.
“Uttar Pradesh has brought down out-of-school rates from 19% to 3%. This shows how successful we have been in making all efforts to ensure that all children come within the ambit of education,” stated the CM. The sudden drop in dropout rates indicates a huge improvement in a state where there had been widespread absenteeism from schools in the past.
Chief Minister Adityanath highlighted the government’s heavy spending on education, saying that the state is investing more than ₹80,000 crore every year on schooling.
Another initiative mentioned was the creation of more classes for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya schools. These educational institutions are dedicated to teaching girls from poor backgrounds and have now been authorized to conduct classes till class XII in each block. This will help ensure that these girls do not miss out on any class or education because of any reason.
The Chief Minister also talked about launching ‘Bal Vatika’ classes in Anganwadis. These classes would be targeted at children aged between three and six years. The purpose would be to provide education at a very young age to make learning easier later in life when they enroll in formal education.
Stressing upon accountability, Adityanath gave the example of how a District Magistrate in Chitrakoot had admitted his child to a state school. He stated that this was a good step taken by the District Magistrate that showed how much faith he had in the government-run schools. He called on the teachers to also admit their children to the schools they teach in.
In his call for more community participation, the leader urged the educators to find children who do not go to schools and encourage them to return. “Go to the surrounding villages, knock on their doors, and see why they are not in schools. Talk to their parents and make sure that every child comes back to schools,” he said. Such efforts are necessary for ensuring that there will be 100 per cent enrollment in educational institutions.
The state’s leader emphasized that it was important to change the traditional style of teaching that relies heavily on memorization. Instead, he suggested making use of conceptual and practical knowledge. “Teach them how to apply various methods to solve their problems so that they can learn something and remember it for years,” he said.
Considering the situation prior to 2017, Adityanath indicated that numerous government schools in Uttar Pradesh had been deteriorated to such an extent that they were threatened with closure. However, initiatives such as Operation Kayakalp and NIPUN Bharat helped change this picture drastically.
Progress in this state has even received recognition from NITI Aayog, serving as additional validation of the success of the state’s educational reforms.
While Uttar Pradesh is still making strides toward building a better education system for its citizens, it can definitely boast about the dramatic decrease in dropout numbers, which should be considered as one of the greatest achievements in this process
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