LUCKNOW, Feb. 9 -- Minister of state for basic education (Independent Charge) Sandeep Singh laid the foundation stone for developing 13 district education and training institutes (DIETs) as centres of excellence.

Additionally, 'Chahak' and 'Parikalan' workbooks were also launched in the ceremony, which will strengthen basic literacy and mathematical proficiency in children.

During the ceremony held at SCERT campus, Singh announced the development of 15 DIETs as centres of excellence in the second phase to make teacher training more comprehensive. An integrated training module 'Sampoorna', organised by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Uttar Pradesh, was also released, which will give a new direction to the ...