Seeking support from people’s representatives to make School Chalo Abhiyan a success Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has written letters to MPs, legislators and President, Nagar Panchayat to ensure children go to schools in their areas.
“It is moral responsibility of every citizen of the country to ensure quality education to children aged between 6 and 14 years. let’s fulfill that responsibility to ensure that children of our areas go to schools,” Yadav said in his letter, the content of which were released on Friday.
He said that new academic session begins on July1. The state government has launched School Chalo Abhiyan from July 1 and would continue till July 31. “It is priority of the state government to ensure all the children between 6 and 14 years of age are in schools. The need of the hour is educate parents about importance of education in the lives of small children so that they can send their wards to schools,” he said.
“Under the Right of Education it is of paramount importance to ensure all facilities to students in schools. The teachers should regularly attend schools and children should be imparted knowledge without any partiality,” Yadav said
He further wrote: “All of you know the importance of education in one’s life. It (education) not only increase intelligence but also takes one out of the mire of superstition, which ultimately helps in building a strong society.”
In another letter written to Chairmen of the Management Committees of all primary, secondary and other board schools Chief Minister said that basic education of students should be strengthened so that children does not have to go far from home to get education.
“Enroll as many students as possible so that children of tomorrow become educated,” he said.