Policy prepared by the Union education ministry entails restriction on weight of schoolbags

According to the School Bag Policy 2020 prepared by the Union education ministry, the weight of a schoolbag across students of classes 1 to 12 should be 10% of the body weight of the student carrying it,

Students of pre-primary classes should carry no schoolbags at all, the policy said, adding that there should also be a restriction on the weight of textbooks and a mechanism to check the weight of bags at schools.

The policy that is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) also suggested that there should be no homework for students up to Class 2. Homework requiring a time of maximum of two hours a week is allowed for Classes 3 to 5, five-six hours a week for classes 6 to 8, and 10-12 hours a week for classes 9-12.

Policy prepared by the Union education ministry entails restriction on weight of schoolbags

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