UP govt-run school students to learn English from class 1

English will be taught as a compulsory subject from Class 1 in government-run schools in Uttar Pradesh. Deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma on Friday told HT: “English will be taught from Class 1. All the school heads have been directed to improve the standards.” The decision was taken after chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that he wanted students of government schools to get equally good education like those of private or missionary schools. Sharma said, “The teaching standards in state schools will be brought on a par with private or missionary institutes.” The education sector always needed attention but it was never a priority for previous governments, the deputy chief minister said.