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NEW DELHI: The Union education ministry on Monday notified guidelines for implementation of bagless days for classes 6-8 and making learning in schools more joyful, experiential and stress-free. The guidelines, developed by PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education, a unit of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), were released on the fourth anniversary of the new National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.The NEP, 2020, had recommended that all students in classes 6-8 participate in a 10-day bagless period. “The idea behind 10 bagless days is to make them an integral part of the teaching learning process rather than ... Read more

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Children will no longer have to lug hefty backpacks to schools, at least four days a month if the Kerala government decides to go ahead with its new ‘bag free days’ initiative. In view of increasing complaints about the weight of school bags, the state government is considering various measures to address the concerns of children and parents, General Education Minister V Sivankutty has said.The government would soon take a call on the issue of heavy school bags of students from Class 1 to 12 in the state, he said in a statement on Friday. Several complaints and suggestions ... Read more