To ensure healthy physical and mental growth of the children, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on Monday issued a circular asking all the states and Union Territories to ensure that there is no homework for the kids studying in class I and II.
The circular has also mentioned regulation of the teaching of subjects and weight of the school bags.
The Ministry has asked all the school which comes under the ambit of the department of education to start following the order with immediate effect.
The move has come amidst many reports of increased pressure on school going kids these days. Children are getting overburdened with homework. As a result, they were not able to carry out leisure activities.
Now, children will have enough time for outdoor and indoor activities. The move has come as a relief for parents who used to spend hours helping their kids complete the homework.
“Schools should not prescribe any other subjects except language and mathematics for classes I and II and language, EVS and mathematics for classes III to V students as prescribed by the NCERT,” the order said.
Children 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 the 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.
