Working further on the late former president and educationist APJ Abdul Kalam's vision for ensure adequate skill development of the thousands of students graduating out of Delhi's schools every year, the Kejriwal government is now working on reducing the syllabus of schools by a substantial 25 per cent.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Friday met President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss their plans on the issue.

On the basis of feedback received from nearly 40,000 teachers and principals across Delhi's schools, the AAP government is planning to reduce a chunk of the schools' syllabus which will not only enable kids to participate in extra-curricular activities, but also reduce the weight of their bags.

In the last few months, the AAP government has been working on getting a new education policy for Delhi's schools, which they feel, could serve as a model for schools across the country.

Some of the ideas were taken Kalam, who had said that 25 per cent of the time should be devoted to skill development in students of Class IX, X, XI, XII, that will ensure a skilled bank of millions of children every year, making each of them a member of the knowledge society.

For instance, the Delhi government has started skill development programmes in 200 schools in sectors like retail, hospitality, IT, as a part of their regular course. The government's plans of starting a world class skill centre in collaboration with Singapore government, starting three new centre in collaboration with corporate sector and plans to start a separate Delhi Skill University were also discussed in the meeting between the two.

Other topics such as improving teacher student ratio in classrooms by building 45 new schools, adding 12,000 new classrooms to existing schools and recruiting 20,000 new teachers were also discussed during the meet.

Constructing more toilets, drinking water systems and labs in schools, installing CCTVs in schools, ensuring transparency in admissions of Economically weak students (EWS), were also discussed during the meeting.

As part of the process, The Kejriwal government is also contemplating bringing a law to prevent siphoning of funds from private schools, reducing their fees and preventing illicit donations.