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Schools in Noida and Greater Noida have been directed to limit smart and digital board use to 30 minutes for primary and 60 minutes for upper-primary students. The guidelines aim to reduce prolonged screen exposure and promote healthier learning through breaks, physical activities, reading and sports. Schools must also conduct quarterly eye exams and monitor compliance.

Noida: Schools across Noida and Greater Noida have been asked by the district administration to cap daily screen time at 30 minutes for primary students and 60 minutes for upper-primary students following complaints that children in several schools were spending four to five hours a day using smart and digital boards.

The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration said in a statement on Thursday that the directions apply to all government, aided and private schools in the district, with designated magistrates and nodal officers tasked with monitoring compliance.

The administration said parents' associations had complained that smart and digital boards were being used continuously for teaching, including displaying textbooks and conducting classwork, question-answer sessions and homework.

"Smart and digital boards are a supplementary medium to make teaching more effective, but their continuous and unnecessary use should not affect the health, studies, sports and other activities of students," the statement noted.