Balrampur, Jan. 30 -- In a significant step towards reducing the academic burden on young students, eight government schools in Balrampur's Chandra Nagar area have adopted a 'bagless learning model under an initiative by the State Education Department.

District Education Officer DN Mishra stated that students from Classes 1 to 8 in these schools now carry only a notebook and pen, making learning a stress-free experience.

"We have made the schools of Chandra Nagar area of Ramchandrapur development block bagless. The school children here carry only copy and pen with them. Along with studies, sewing machines have also been arranged by the education department under vocational education. We are working on an action plan to implement the bag...