GORAKHPUR: Urging students to read books instead of wasting time on reels, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that 1.35 lakh schools in the state have been revived under Operation Kayakalp, which has equipped institutions with libraries.
Inaugurating a book fair at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, CM Adityanath said, “Within Uttar Pradesh, more than 1.56 lakh schools are operated under the Basic Education Council, of which 1.36 lakh schools are such that the revival work has been completed through Operation Kayakalp. It has also been arranged with every school that there must be a library in that school.”
Asking students to expand their knowledge through reading, the Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also said that “When citizens read, the country leads.”