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With the aim to introduce modern education, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to introduce NCERT books from classes VI to VIII in Sanskrit schools.
"In the Sanskrit schools of the state, only students from classes 9 to 12 were taught NCERT courses but from this session, students from classes 6 to 8 will also read from NCERT books. However, Sanskrit will remain a compulsory subject in the course," a government official said here on Thursday.
He said with this, students of Sanskrit schools would be able to gain knowledge of Sanskrit as well as computer and English.
The official said that the government was continuously working on the modernisation of the Sanskrit language schools and their upgradation, and was providing all the necessary facilities to their students.
Presently, 1,164 Sanskrit schools are being run in the state. There are more than 97,500 students in these schools.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also issued directives to provide free meals and accommodation to more than 4,000 students of 200 Sanskrit schools of the state similar to the Gurukul system, in the general budget for the year 2021-22.