Question: School Bag Policy 2020 is prepared by which of the following institutions?
a) NCERT
b) NCTE
c) SCERT
d) None of the above
Answer: a)
Context
- Directorate of Education,New Delhi has recently asked schools to follow School Bag Policy 2020 .
Facts
- School Bag Policy 2020 is prepared by National Council of Education Research and Training and has been released by Ministry of Education recently.
- It lays down the guideline for homework and weight of school bag for the students of classes of I to XII.
- As per the new School Bag Policy 2020 proposed by the Education Ministry, the maximum weight of the school bags has been capped at 10% of the student’s weight.
- Students below Class 2 will not be given any homework as per the proposal of the new policy.
- This policy is in line with New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 which prescribes that weight of the school bag should be in ration of 1:10 with student bodyweight.
- Schoolteachers should inform the students in advance about the books and notebooks to be brought to school on a particular day and frequently check their bags to ensure that they are not carrying unnecessary material.
- It is also expected of teachers to check the weight of school bags of the students every three months on a day selected for the whole class and any information about heavy bags should be communicated to the parents.
- School management to provide quality potable water in sufficient quantity to all the students in the school so reduce the water bottle weight for the students.
- Heavy bags are having a negative impact on student development and does not necessary adds to development of student.
By – Kameshwar Shukla
Reference: https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/School_Bag_Policy_2020.pdf