GUWAHATI: The union human resource development ministry has put a weight limit on the school bags of students of all classes.
Further, the centre issued an order to all states and union territories asking them to ensure that students of classes I and II are not given any homework.
As per the official order, the HRD ministry has “instructed all the states union territories to formulate guidelines to regulate the teaching of subjects and weight of school bags in accordance with the government of India instructions.”
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Additionally, the order states that students should not be asked to bring any additional books in order to ensure that the weight of the bag does not exceed the prescribed limit.
The weight of the school bags for classes I and II should be 1.5 kg, while for classes III to V the weight should not exceed 2-3 kg, for classes VI to VIII the weight should be 4 kg and for classes VIII to IX 4.5 kg and for class X the weight should not exceed 5 kg.
