LUCKNOW, July 23 -- : The social welfare department has launched an initiative to improve the academic quality and residential facilities of the state's 112 Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalayas.

In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Wednesday between the social welfare department and the Boarding Schools Association of India (BSAI) at Bhagidari Bhawan in Gomti Nagar. Under the agreement, best practices followed by leading boarding schools in the country will be adopted in Sarvodaya Vidyalayas.

The initiative aims to strengthen hostel management, student care, discipline, leadership development, life skills and technology-based teaching systems. It will also focus on improving the overall quality of educat...