LUCKNOW, April 5 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a dig at the previous government (without naming the Samajwadi Party) and said the dropout rate in government-run primary and upper primary schools was 19% prior to 2017 and has declined to 3%.

This rate must be reduced to zero, he said emphasising on 100% enrolment in this academic session. Before 2017, education was not on the government's agenda, he said.

Ahead of the 2027 assembly polls, Adityanath chose Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, to formally launch 'School Chalo Abhiyan' for the 2026-27 academic session.

He launched the campaign at the Composite School in the Shivpur Varunapar Zone at Varanasi.

"The dropout rate was 19%, espe...