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6-yr-old J&K girl’s plea to Modi against ‘so much homework’ goes viral, LG orders new policy

LG Manoj Sinha tweeted that he has directed school education dept to come out with a policy within 48 hours to lighten the burden of homework on school kids.

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New Delhi: A video of a six-year-old girl from Jammu and Kashmir, in which she can be seen complaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the heavy load of homework she and her classmates endure, has gone viral on social media.

The video had 505.7k views at the time of publishing.

Explaining how she has to attend classes from 10 am to 2 pm every day, she says in Hindi the video: “Why are young children like me being given so much homework?”

As the video garnered views, the official handle of Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha tweeted a response, ordering a change in policy. “Very adorable complaint. Have directed the school education department to come out with a policy within 48 hours to lighten (the) burden of homework on school kids. Childhood innocence is (a) gift of God and their days should be lively, full of joy and bliss,” the tweet read.

Schools had begun opening gradually as the first wave of coronavirus subsided across the country. However, as the second wave hit, state across India once again began going into lockdown.

Jammu and Kashmir had ordered the closure of schools and colleges, with classes now being held online. The state had earlier cancelled Class 10 board exams and postponed Class 12 exams.

Coronavirus cases have been on the decline in the union territory, with 1,525 new cases and 37 deaths having been recorded Monday. This is the lowest daily death in over a month.

Cases have been on the downhill in several other parts of the country too, but states have extended lockdowns to avoid complacency after seeing an unprecedentedly deadly second wave.


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