Lucknow, April 22 -- Under the School Chalo Abhiyan being run by the Uttar Pradesh government, the process of new enrolment across the state has picked up significant pace in the initial phase itself.

Under this campaign, which has been active since the month of April, more than 34 lakh new enrolments were recorded in the previous academic session.

Officials here today said in comparison, in the current session, by April 20, that is within just 20 days, more than 8.79 lakh new children have already been enrolled. This reflects the Yogi government's commitment towards universalizing council education.

The campaign is being actively implemented in more than 1.32 lakh council schools across the state. Under the directions of the Yogi govern...