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PESHAWAR, Oct 07 (APP): The Khyber Pakhtunkwa Cabinet Wednesday approved the KPK School Bags (Limitation Weight) Act to regulate the weight of school bags.
Provincial Minister for Education Shahram Khan Tarakai said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has become the first province to introduce such a legislation. In a statement, he said that the act would give long due relief for children and parents.
The permissible weight of school bags for pre-Grade-1 would be 1.5 kg, Grade-1 2.4 kg, Grade-2 2.6, Grade-3 3 kg, Grade-4 4.4 kg, Grade-5 5.3 kg, Grade-6 5.4 kg, Grade-7 5.8kg, Grade-8 5.9 kg, Grade-9 6kg, Grade-10 6.5kg , Grade-11 7kg and Grade-12 7kg.
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