Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today gave informed in Lok Sabha that schools of any medium cannot give homework to students in classes 1 and 2. They cannot determine any type of homework. Also, students of classes 1 and 2 are not required to teach any other subject other than language and mathematics. Students of classes 3 to 5 have to teach environmental science in addition to language and mathematics. Children above this have to give homework as per the standard set by NCERT. Recognition and affiliation of schools not doing so will be terminated, said the Minister on a question raised by Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has provided the information. It has been said that all states have to formulate a Children's School Bag Policy and also to determine that the burden of children's settlements does not exceed their weight and body. Not only this, it is also to be decided that children do not have to study by mugging up. They also have to become aware of the world outside the school, to enrich it. Instead of being centered in the textbooks, the curriculum has to be provided for the overall development of children, in which their skill, physical and mental development can be done. Along with this, schools also have to ensure that children are taught two or three subjects per day and they get maximum time per subject.
This time the concept and understanding has to be developed in the children so that they can participate in their other activities along with studies. The Central Government has also issued guidelines for schools, teachers and parents to work on the policy of reducing the weight of school bags. Have to work according to the same guideline. Apart from this, it is to be ensured that a committee is constituted at the State level to conduct surprise inspection of various schools and to ensure that the standards given by the Central government are being followed.
The committee will also decide whether they are getting the weight of the school bags of children, their mode of studies, their physical-mental development and the initiation of education in the practical world.
In this case, schools are also exempted to develop their own system. Take a flexible approach towards children so that children not only get bookish knowledge but can also become aware of their interest and knowledge of the outside world.
Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth formally met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday in Delhi with his wife Neeta Seth, son Aishwar Seth and daughter Deepti Seth.
