Challenges are essential to shape an individual’s personality. Face every challenge with determination only to become successful in every sphere as shortcuts lead to downfall, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday as he felicitated students of classes 10 and 12 for their excellent performance in academic examinations.
Addressing the students on the occasion, the chief minister said that the New Education Policy had been brought to meet the requirements of the new generation and every student must strive to get better and hone their skills to accomplish their dreams.
Emphasising that a society that respects talent always remains prosperous, Yogi said, “In UP, roads are being named after meritorious students. Those students who have secured a position in the top 10 will also be linked with ‘Gaurav Path’. A society where talent is respected always remains prosperous.”
In a veiled attack on the previous governments, the chief minister said that before 2017, the examinations were not conducted in a fair and transparent manner. “The examinations had become a medium of business for those who promoted cheating and copying and played with the students’ future. The education sector was in a very bad shape in the state, however, today, not only UP is conducting copying-free examinations but also recruitment of over 1.26 lakh teachers has been done in the Basic Education department, and over 40,000 teachers have been appointed in secondary education,” he added.
The chief minister said that concerted efforts were made to establish an environment of learning in all the educational institutions in the state and the teacher-student ratio was also improved.
He said that the state government made many reforms in education, ranging from recruitment of teachers, to amalgamation of traditional teaching methods with advanced technology.
“Under Operation Kayakalp, better arrangements, such as provision of proper blackboards, classrooms, washroom facilities, libraries, as well as smart classrooms, have been made,” Yogi said.
The chief minister said that through Abhyudaya coaching, a platform has been given to train the children. Expressing happiness, he said that recently in the result of the UP Public Service Commission, about 43 candidates who took training through Abhyudaya have been selected.
The chief minister said that 25,20,634 children appeared in the high school examination this year and the result was 88.18 per cent. He said the pass percentage of boys was 85.25 per cent and of girls it was 91.69 per cent.
As many as 22,37,578 children appeared in the intermediate examination. The result was 85.33 per cent. The pass percentage of boys was 81.21 per cent and that of girls 90.15 per cent, he pointed out.
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Minister of State for Secondary Education (Independent Charge) Gulab Devi and Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh were present during the event.