Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Activist Urges Centre to Revisit School Bag Policy
A social activist wants the Centre to look again at the School Bag Policy.
The concern is that many children carry bags that are too heavy.
A survey found that 77.7% of parents considered heavy bags a serious problem for their children.
Children carry more than textbooks in their bags.
They may also carry notebooks, extra learning materials, stationery, water bottles and lunchboxes.
The activist says the problem is not only the bag itself.
Schools may also need to organise what children are required to carry.
The goal is to reduce physical strain without reducing learning.
A social activist has urged the Centre to revisit the School Bag Policy.
The appeal says heavy school bags create a serious problem for many children.
In a survey conducted while preparing the policy, 77.7% of parents reported this concern.
Children may carry textbooks, notebooks, supplementary materials, stationery, water bottles and lunchboxes.
The activist said reducing the burden also requires better school organisation, not just lighter bags.
- Who
- A social activist and parents responding to a survey.
- What
- An appeal to the Centre to revisit the School Bag Policy and address the burden of heavy school bags.
- Why
- Because 77.7% of surveyed parents described heavy school bags as a serious problem, and children carry numerous items beyond textbooks.
- Policy
- School Bag Policy
- Survey finding
- 77.7% of responding parents called handling a heavy school bag a serious problem for their child.
- Items carried
- Textbooks, notebooks, supplementary material, stationery, water bottles and lunchboxes.
- Central concern
- The physical burden placed on children by school bags.
- Broader issue
- The activist described the matter as one of school organisation as well as the bag itself.