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Soon, children in Yogi's UP will not have to carry school bags on Saturdays

School kids will be allowed to come to school without their school bags on Saturdays

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hief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath arrives at the 11th Standing Committee meeting of the Inter-State Council in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Press Trust of India Lucknow
The Uttar Pradesh government is considering a proposal to declare "no school bag day" on Saturdays in state-run schools.

This was conveyed at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma here, an official release said here yesterday.

School kids will be allowed to come to school without their school bags on Saturdays so that they can enjoy themselves in creative activities, it said.

It will establish good rapport between students and teachers and help in their personality development, it added.

Earlier, the Yogi Adityanath government decided to bid goodbye to the khaki dress worn