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It has announced the inclusion of disaster management in school curriculum from next academic session.

More than lighter bags, teachers root for health

For parents however, carrying lighter schoolbags seems to be most important.

4 Nov 2017 1:55 AM IST

School children seen with their heavy schoolbags.

Still no survey to check weight of schoolbags

The GR said that the weight of schoolbags should be 1/10th the weight of students.

4 Nov 2017 1:51 AM IST

Children carrying bags loaded with books to school.

HC asks state to report on reduction of bags' weight

The court then asked the state to file a reply after three weeks.

4 Oct 2018 1:07 AM IST

Education minister Partha Chatterjee

Govt takes steps to reduce weight of schoolbags, says Partha...

Chatterjee said he has asked the Syllabus Committee to reduce the weight of school bags.

3 Jan 2018 1:00 AM IST

Bombay high court

Don't think children carry heavy school bags, says Bombay HC

However during hearing, the bench observed that no new directive was necessary to limit the weight of school bags.

9 July 2019 3:21 AM IST

MHRD had prescribed weight limits for school bags.

State yet to lighten school bags

Meanwhile, parents have been repeatedly complaining about the burden of school bags being carried by the students.

2 Dec 2018 2:18 AM IST

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HRD Ministry working on fresh norms to reduce burden of bags

'We are preparing norms for CBSE schools that bundles of books and notebooks do not have to be needlessly carried,'...

15 Feb 2017 3:24 PM IST

The state education department has ordered an inquiry into how these bags ended up in Gujarat. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

School bags distributed in Gujarat reveal hidden photo of Akhilesh...

some 12,000 school bags distributed in government-run primary schools in this tribal-dominated district bear the picture...

13 Jun 2017 7:40 PM IST