NCERT Rules Provide 10 ‘bagless days’ For Students of Classes 6–8

The Union Ministry of Education unveiled its guidelines on Monday for introducing bag-free days for grades 6 through 8, as well as for enhancing the joy, experience, and stress-free nature of classroom instruction.

The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) institution, PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education, produced the recommendations, which were unveiled on the fourth anniversary of the new National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.

Every student in classes 6–8 were encouraged to take part in a 10-day bag-free period as part of the NEP, 2020.

“The goal of the ten bag-free days is to integrate them into the teaching and learning process, not just as an extra component of the current education curriculum for grades 6 through 8.”According to the instructions, it would not only lessen the barriers between bookish knowledge and application of knowledge but also expose kids to the skill requirements in the workplace, assisting them in choosing their future professional path.

“As determined by states and local communities and as mapped by local skilling needs, every student will take an enjoyable course during classes 6-8 that gives a survey and hands-on experience of a sampling of important vocational craft such as carpentry, electric work, metal work, gardening, pottery making, etc.,” they added.

All children would take part in a 10-day bag-free period sometime between classes 6 and 8, according to the ministry, when they would intern with local trade professionals like potters, gardeners, and carpenters.

An annual calendar can have events for Ten Bagless Days scheduled for any number of times. However, keeping two or three slots is advised. All subject instructors may be involved in creating an annual work plan. The recommendations said that indoor and outdoor activities might be combined in one day if needed.

Among the suggested activities in the NCERT recommendations include visiting and surveying vegetable markets; volunteering; surveying and reporting on pet care; drawing, building, and flying kites; planning a book fair; lounging beneath a banyan tree; and seeing a biogas factory and solar energy park.

Other programs that were introduced on the occasion of the National Education Plan’s anniversary included a Tamil channel, specialized television channels for teaching different Indian languages, career guidance guidelines, braille and audiobook versions of primers in 25 Indian languages for early graders, the National Mission for Mentoring and National Professional Standards for Teachers, a school innovation marathon organized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and a book on professional competencies and graduation attributes.

Additionally, four books and lecture notes were released with the intention of encouraging teachers and students to adopt Indian knowledge systems.

The goal of NEP, 2020, a four-year initiative, has been to revolutionize the nation’s educational system in order to prepare the next generation of students. Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan said in a statement that “NEP, 2020, stands as a symbol of hope for transforming the learning landscape, harnessing the country’s demographic dividend, empowering the population, and driving socio-economic development.”

He went on, “The country’s education is now more futuristic, rooted, global, and outcome-oriented thanks to the implementation of NEP, which has made learning more vibrant and guided.”

The idea of the Akhil Bharatiya Siksha Samagam is to commemorate the adoption of NEP, 2020, to rekindle the commitment of different stakeholders for its successful implementation, and to recognize the power of unity in achieving common objectives via cooperative efforts.