This new initiative will start from August 1 and children will no longer have to bring school bags to school.

Under the new policy, students will be provided with storage cabinets in their classrooms to keep their textbooks and other school materials.

This is aimed at reducing the burden on young students of carrying heavy school bags.

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The government is considering necessary arrangements in all primary schools to facilitate this change.

Similarly, Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori announced a new initiative to provide free breakfast and milk to school children in the province on May 29.