Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath to include Road safety norms in syllabus
New Delhi

Four days after the declaration of Uttar Pradesh Board results 2017, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is all set to include Road safety norms in syllabus.

Road safety norms should be made a part of the syllabus, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath suggested on Tuesday.

It should be seen as to “how road safety norms can be made a part of the syllabus”, so that ordinary citizens can be made more aware, he said.

The CM's remark comes two months after Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (UPBSE) sent a proposal to the government to widen existing yoga syllabus.

"We have sent a proposal to the state government for expanding the study of yoga further for students of classes IX to XII," said Shail Yadav, secretary of UPBSE.

The reports a week after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to make Yoga education compulsory in government schools across the state.

According to reports, CM Adityanath issued an order to start mandatory self-defence training for girl students in government schools.

Highlights
Road safety norms to be included in syllabus in Uttar Pradesh.
Yoga education compulsory to be made compulsory in government schools in Uttar Pradesh.
Old courses should be scrapped new ones to be introduced as per requirement of modern times.
Government to start mandatory self-defence training for girl students.