Pilot project started for reducing weight of school bags: Government

New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): The government today said that it was in favour of reducing the weight of school bags and had initiated a pilot project in 25 Kendriya Vidyalayas to provide digital learning to children through tablets. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said while the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has recommended only two books (language and mathematics) for classes I and II and three books for classes III to V, it has also made available all their textbooks for free access through the web and mobile devices. The CBSE has directed schools affiliated to it to ensure that students do not carry school bags till Class II and has advised all its affiliated schools to take all possilbe measures to keep the weight of school bag under control, he added while responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha.