‘School Chalen Hum’ campaign launched to boost enrollment in Madhya Pradesh

¨     ‘School Chalen Hum’ campaign launched to boost enrollment in Madhya Pradesh.

¨     The ‘School Chalen Hum’ campaign has been launched by Mohan Yadav from Bhopal to promote universal school enrollment and quality education.
¨     The campaign has been conducted over four days from April 1 to April 4, aiming to ensure that every child attends school.
¨     The initiative has targeted over 55 districts and more than 50,000 villages across the state to bring children into classrooms.
¨     More than 5.6 crore textbooks, workbooks, and bridge courses have been distributed to support learning under the programme.
¨     A significant increase of 19.6% in overall school enrollment for the academic year 2025–26 has been recorded.
¨     Government schools have witnessed an even higher growth of 32.4%, indicating rising public trust in public education institutions.
¨     A zero dropout rate at the primary level has been achieved through collective efforts of teachers, parents, and the education department.
¨     Around 5.5 million students have been provided with uniforms, along with bicycles and financial assistance to support education.
¨     Nearly 1.94 lakh meritorious students scoring 75% or above have been provided laptops, while ₹250 crore has been allocated for rewarding toppers with scooters.
¨     The campaign has been aligned with the National Education Policy 2020 and aims to achieve an ambitious enrollment target of 1.45 crore students while strengthening the education ecosystem.