Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nKey-Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
School bags should not be more than 10% of the body weight of students across classes I to X and there should be no homework till class II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new ‘Policy on School Bag 2020’ of the Union ministry of education also recommends that the weight of the bag needs to be monitored on a regular basis in schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They should be light-weight with two padded and adjustable straps that can squarely fit on both shoulders and no wheeled carriers should be allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The policy even recommends that the weight of each textbook may come printed on them by the publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The recommendations have been arrived based on various surveys and studies conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ‘Policy on School Bag 2020’ made 11 recommendations on the weight of the bags, including adequate good quality mid-day meal and potable water to all the students so that they need not carry lunch boxes or water bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The policy said there should be no bags in pre-primary. For classes I and II the bag weight range should be between 1.6 kg to 2.2 kg. Like-wise it should be 1.7 kg to 2.5 kg, 2 kg to 3 kg, 2.5 to 4 kg, 2.5 kg to 4.5 kg and 3.5 kg to 5 kg for classes III to V, classes VI and VII, class VIII, classes IX and X and classes XI and XII respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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