Delhi Government School Syllabus to be reduced

Updated on: Tuesday, September 08, 2015

delhi Students upto class eight studying in Delhi government schools will get a change from carrying heavy bags to schools as the Delhi government has decided to reduce the syllabus from October onwards. The Delhi government is planning to reduce the syllabus for classes IX- XII by 20 per cent from next year, he said. Sisodia, who is also the Education Minister made these announcements during a live phone-in-programme on "Education System on Delhi" on All India Radio on the occasion of Teacher’s day.

"We have completed the process of 25 per cent reduction in the school syllabus upto class eight and this decision will be implemented by next month in all Delhi government schools. "The outdated syllabus will be replaced by skill development, theatre, art, music and sports in the curriculum for classes 9-12. The Department of Education is working in this direction," the minister said.

Government is implementing the election promise it had made to the parents, teachers and students, he also said. According to Sisodia, the future of children can not be allowed to be burdened by heavy school bags and though this issue is being discussed for long. Delhi Government has decided to reduce it through cut in school syllabus.

It has been delivered at length whether such a major decision should be taken midway during an academic year(upto class 8) and consensus emerged that since the decision is about reduction in the syllabus, it is the correct time to do it, he said. The government is of the view that for all round development of children their participation in the fields of sports, art and culture, literature, music and theatre needs to be encouraged and increased in school. "Because of heavy workload of their school syllabus they are not getting time for activities which are crucial for their all round development," the minister said.

Delhi Government School Syllabus to be reduced

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