India, March 10 -- The state government has introduced a special initiative aimed at enhancing learning outcomes for students in years 2 to 5 across all state board schools. Running from March 5 to June 30, the programme will focus on strengthening students' proficiency in language and mathematics. This decision follows national and state-level surveys, including the ASER and National Achievement Survey (NAS), which have highlighted significant gaps in foundational learning. Consequently, students in these grades may experience a shorter summer holiday this year.

Over the years, various educational initiatives have been implemented to improve learning quality in the state. Under the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Und...