In a unique and positive step taken by the state government of Rajasthan, students do not have to carry bags on Saturdays. While delivering a budget speech on Thursday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that Saturdays will be ‘No-Bag Day’ for students of government schools across the state.

As per Gehlot, there would be no studies on Saturdays in schools. The only focus will be happiness therapy, literature, and culture, sports, personality development, moral values, scout, tips to stay healthy, etc.

Also, parent-teacher meetings would be held on Saturdays to enable the school teachers to update the parents on their wards' academic performance.

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As per a report of 2018, students in India are under immense pressure. 12 per cent of Indian students between the age of 4 and 16 suffer from psychiatric disorders, 20 per cent showing signs of mental disorders. Another study found that every day, 6.23 students commit suicide due to peer pressure.

