PRAYAGRAJ, March 21 -- Now, students enrolled in Class 3 of government-run primary (classes 1 to 5) and composite (classes 1 to 8) schools functioning under the UP Basic Education Council across the state will study Varanasi Ki Yatra (Journey to Varanasi), a chapter highlighting the cultural and historical sites of Varanasi, as part of their Hindi textbook.

This chapter has been included as part of an exercise to customise the class 3 Hindi National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbook Veena-1, which will be adapted in UP from the new academic session of 2025-26.

It is worth mentioning that NCERT-prescribed books are being adapted as per UP's needs and with NCERT's permission before being introduced for differen...