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[ad_1] Students of classes 1 and 2 will have all their subjects combined into a textbook for each quarter or semester (Representative image) As per the new plan, textbooks for Maharashtra govt and aided school children will be divided into four parts, and blank sheets to scribble notes during the classes will be provided after each chapter The Maharashtra government recently issued a resolution to merge textbooks and notebooks for schools from classes 1 to 10. The resolution was passed on Thursday, March 2, to reduce the burden of school bags on children in the academic year 2023-24. As per the new plan, textbooks for government and aided school children will be divided into four parts (semester) and blank sheets/papers to scribble notes during the classes will be provided after each chapter. The one or two blank pages will be under the title — ‘my notes’, as per reports. The blank sheets will be attached or provided by the school only where needed. These blank sheets will be used...

[ad_1] Last Updated: March 11, 2023, 14:23 IST Maharashtra had brought down the annual fees of RTE quota students to Rs 8,000 after schools closed due to the March 2020 lockdown (Representational image) The RTE Act requires that private unaided schools reserve one-fourth of their seats for children belonging to marginalised and economically poor sections of society The government of Maharashtra has increased the fees of children admitted to private unaided schools under the Right To Education (RTE) quota. This changed fee structure marks a return to the expenses the central and state administrations bore for the studies of such students in pre-Covid times in the state, reported a leading news daily. The state had brought down the annual fees of RTE quota students to Rs 8,000 after schools closed due to the March 2020 lockdown. This followed in the academic year 2021-22, as well. Prior to the pandemic hitting, in the academic year 2019-20, the fee was Rs 17,670. The RTE Act requir...