Prayagraj Dec 19 PTI On the lines of Chhattisgarh and Delhi preparations are underway to implement the happiness curriculum in primary schools of Uttar Pradesh under a pilot project to make the students more sensitive towards nature society and the country officials saidState in-charge happiness curriculum Saurabh Malviya who was here to participate in a six-day workshop at the State Institute of Educational Management and Training told PTI the course is being developed keeping in mind the geographical and cultural conditions of Uttar PradeshThe happiness curriculum will be introduced to the students of classes 1 to 8 It will enable them to connect with themselves family society nature and the country It will also help them understand interrelationships Malviya said adding the children will be taught meditation as wellAs part of the pilot project 150 schools in 15 districts have been asked to work on the curriculum Five books will be prepared for the children in classes 1 to 5 In this sequence the subject matter of the curriculum is being prepared by organising a workshop of 32 teachers he saidShravan Shukla who participated in the workshop as a trainer said preparations are on to implement the course from the next session starting in April 2022Shukla informed there are 130000 primary schools in Uttar Pradesh where seven lakh teachers are employed Based on the evaluation of the pilot project the state government may consider implementing the happiness curriculum in all schools he said PTI RAJ RHL