Computer education will be mandatory in Swami Atmanand English Medium Schools, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Monday.
Also, schools in the state will dedicate one day in a week to teach Chhattisgarhi and other local dialects. Sanskrit will also be taught.
Baghel was addressing the State Teachers award ceremony held to mark the Teachers Day at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan.
Baghel said every school in the state will dedicate one day a week to teach Chhattisgarhi and other local dialects. Teaching material was being prepared for this.
In Bastar and Surguja, text material is being prepared in local dialects and in remaining regions the material is being compiled in Chhattisgarhi. It would encourage the students to speak the dialects.
He said Sanskrit will also be taught in Swami Atmanand English Medium Schools as a subject to promote Indian culture.
He said computer education will be compulsory in the schools.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the Chief Minister said that education should be aimed at a child's physical, mental and intellectual development. It is the reason why the state government has been adopting an innovative approach to promote holistic education for all-round development of children.