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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Jayanth R.

Karnataka to reduce burden of school bags by cutting textbook size by 50%

The Karnataka government has taken steps to scientifically reduce the burden of school bags by cutting 50% of textbooks for students of classes 1 to 10 from the academic year 2024-25.

Instead of providing textbooks once for the entire year, it has decided to give two books per year, divided into two parts, (Summative Assessment) SA-1 and SA-2.

The State Government has issued an official order in this regard.

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