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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said boys should take inspiration from girls after 138 of 223 meritorious state board students honoured in Lucknow were female. Citing girls' household responsibilities, he said their performance proved daughters' education advances society and India, while urging students to limit social media use to preserve study time and focus better.

Lucknow, Jun 1: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a light-hearted dig at boys while highlighting the superior performance of girls in the state board examinations, saying that female students were securing better marks despite helping their families with household chores and that boys should draw inspiration from them.

Addressing a felicitation ceremony organised by the Secondary Education Department to honour meritorious students of the high school and intermediate examinations, Adityanath pointed to the overwhelming presence of girls in the merit lists.

"Today, 223 students are being honoured. Of them, only 85 are boys while 138 are girls. At the state level, among 115 students in the high school merit list, only 34 are boys, and 81 are girls. Similarly, in the intermediate top list, there are nine boys and 14 girls," he said.

The chief minister said the figures reflected the hard work and dedication of girls.