LUCKNOW: Launching an online capacity building programme for 10,000 secondary school teachers under corporate social responsibility (CSR), deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma said the secondary education department is making strides with the government’s commitment to provide education for all. Besides, with private institutions which have latest technical expertise, education in the state is set to reach great heights, he said.
Appreciating the contribution of the corporate sector, Sharma said the government is taking all measures to impart quality education to students. “For updated information, we have made available subject specific NCERT books to students. To ensure maximum reach, these books are available at affordable prices,” he said.
Sharma reiterated the government’s efforts to make UP board exams free from cheating. Highlighting the use of technology for transparency, Sharma said, “The centres are fixed online. Registration of classes 9-11 students is being done online. ”
Students in UP, said Sharma, are getting education without any discrimination.
“As many as 250 new schools have come up during our regime. Of them, 166 are Deen Dayal Government Model Inter Colleges being opened in under-served areas,” he said.
Besides launching the online capacity programme with Seth AR Jaipuria School Group, Sharma also launched smart classes in 30 secondary schools with HDFC Bank. He also awarded tablets to 192 meritorious students under CSR of UPDESCO.
He also distributed home study tables among 1,000 economically and socially weak students under CSR for Global Craft, a firm in Kanpur.
