Lucknow, May 20 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for the steep decline in school enrolment and for its approach towards private madrasas, calling it "serious, worrying, and unfair."

Mayawati expressed deep concern over the drop in student admissions in government-run primary and upper primary schools in the state.

"There were 1.74 crore admissions in primary and upper primary schools of UP in the year 2023-24, but in 2024-25 there were only 1.52 crore i.e. a drop of about 22 lakh in school enrollment. Such a poor condition of the government school system is serious and worrying. Proper attention of the government on the importance and need of education is necessary," she said...