There's some good news for students with Maharashtra education minister Vinod Tawde stating that he will try to reduce the weight of school bags by 2016.

An impromptu decision to check the weight of school bags brought state education minister Vinod Tawde to three schools in Mumbai's Vile Parle suburb. Not only did the minister randomly check the weight of school bags but also weighed students who were carrying the bags. The experiment showed that students, on an average, carry about 4.5 to 6 kilos on their backs everyday to school.