New Delhi, Nov 27: As part of fresh directives issued by the Human Resource Development Ministry on Monday, schoolchildren of Classes I and II will not get any homework anymore from their schools and there will be prescribed weight limits for school bags of every Class.
According to the official order, the HRD ministry has “instructed all the states and Union Territories to formulate guidelines to regulate the teaching of subjects and weight of school bags in accordance with the Government of India instructions”.
Students should not be asked to bring additional books, extra materials and the weight of a school bag should not exceed the prescribed limit, the order added.
The weight of school bags for students of Classes I and II should not exceed 1.5 kg, while the school bag of students of Class III to V should weigh between 2 kg to 3 kg.
The school bag of students of Classes VI and VII should not be more than 4 kg, while weight of school bags of Classes VIII and IX students should not be above 4.5 kg. The school bag of a Class X student should not weigh above 5 kg, the order said.
