LUCKNOW, July 19 -- In a major push to bring dropout children back into the education system, the state government will launch a special training programme from August 1. Aimed at reconnecting lakhs of out-of-school children with learning, the initiative marks a new beginning for those whose education was once disrupted by poverty or hardship, a spokesperson said.

The programme is designed for children who were either irregular in attending school or had completely dropped out. Aged between 6 to 14 years, these children will be brought back to the foundational level of learning through the government's strategy for mainstream re-enrolment.

They will be enrolled in age-appropriate classes and trained under the Sharda programme to prepare...