School Chalen Hum’ campaign
launched to boost enrollment in Madhya Pradesh
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‘School Chalen Hum’
campaign launched to boost enrollment in Madhya Pradesh.
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The ‘School Chalen Hum’
campaign has been launched by Mohan Yadav from Bhopal to promote universal
school enrollment and quality education.
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The campaign has been
conducted over four days from April 1 to April 4, aiming to ensure that every
child attends school.
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The initiative has
targeted over 55 districts and more than 50,000 villages across the state to
bring children into classrooms.
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More than 5.6 crore
textbooks, workbooks, and bridge courses have been distributed to support
learning under the programme.
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A significant increase of
19.6% in overall school enrollment for the academic year 2025–26 has been
recorded.
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Government schools have
witnessed an even higher growth of 32.4%, indicating rising public trust in
public education institutions.
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A zero dropout rate at
the primary level has been achieved through collective efforts of teachers,
parents, and the education department.
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Around 5.5 million
students have been provided with uniforms, along with bicycles and financial
assistance to support education.
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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