School Education Department Fixes Limit On Bag Weight For Students In Kashmir.

The School Education Department today said that the weight of school bags for KG students from classes I and II shall not have more than 1.6 KGs to 2.2 KGs

According to the news agency—KNO, the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has said, “The weight of the school bags as per the policy, should be 1.6 to 2.2 kg for students of Classes I and II, 1.7 to 2.5 kg for Classes III, IV and V.”

It also reads that only 2 to 3 kg for Classes VI and VIl, 2.5 to 4 kg for Class VIII, 2.5 to 4.5 kg for Classes IX and X and 3.5 to 5 kg for Classes XI and XII shall be allowed.