New School Bag Policy 2020

Adopting the new ‘school bag policy’, the Delhi government has asked the schools to reduce the burden of school bags of students. In the letter to the principals, the Directorate of Education said the heavy school bags pose serious physical threats to the vertebral column and knees of students. Moreover, the policy directs the school bag's load of grade 1-10 students must not exceed 10% of their body weight.