Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called for a ‘social boycott’ of the cheating mafia, which he described as ‘the biggest enemy of society that pollutes educational institutions.’
Speaking at a tablet distribution ceremony and felicitation of meritorious students at Lok Bhavan, the chief minister said that before 2017, the UP board was infamous for cheating, but his government had implemented a cheating-free examination system in Uttar Pradesh.
The chief minister praised the Board of Secondary Education of Uttar Pradesh for conducting examinations within 15 days and declaring results within 14 days.
While congratulating the students who have achieved success in various board examinations the chief minister said that before 2017, there were not enough teachers in the schools, whereas today the state tops in recruitment of teachers in the country.
“Our government has completed the selection of more than 1.62 lakh teachers for Basic and Secondary Education Council schools in a transparent manner and has also given them appointment letters in six years, while 1.33 lakh schools have been established under Operation Kayakalp,” he said.
He said that tablets and smartphones were being given to two crore youths in the state to make them tech-savvy.
“Abhyudaya Coaching has been established for those parents and students who cannot afford costly coaching. Notably, 23 and 98 students who received training at Abhyudaya Coaching Centres cracked this year’s civil services and UPPSC exams respectively,” he added.
The chief minister said that Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana was going on for the girls of the state and the schools should make people aware about this so that a large number of girls could take advantage of this facility.
“The Education department is trying to bring a new revolution in the field of education across the state by using modern technology,” said the chief minister.
A total of 1,745 meritorious students from across the state were honoured on this occasion. The meritorious students received Rs 1 lakh in cash, tablet, medal and a certificate. Along with this, buildings of 18 government secondary schools and 125 science laboratories were also inaugurated.
Secondary Education Minister Gulab Devi, Minister of State for Basic Education (Independent Charge) Sandeep Singh, Minister of State for Transport (Independent Charge) Dayashankar Singh, Chief Secretary Durgashankar Mishra, Principal Secretary Deepak Kumar, DG, School Education Vijay Kiran Anand were present among others at the event.