This academic year, the students of state government-run schools in Maharashtra will be provided with one uniform only. Usually, students are provided with two sets of uniforms.
The development came due to the delay in finalising the process of distribution of single-colour uniforms across the state in the government’s pursuance of its ‘One State One Uniform’ policy.
On Monday, May 29, the Maharashtra Primary Education Council (MPEC) ordered all municipal corporations and chief executive officers of zilla parishads to make sure that the school management committees (SMC) provided only one uniform to the students, the design of which would be decided by them.
Currently, free uniforms are provided by the state for reserved category students and all girl students in government and aided schools. For this, schools are given a fund of ₹600 for two uniforms per student, and the uniforms are distributed to the schools through the SMC at the school level.
However, as the letter issued MPEC stated that this year, instead of providing funds for two uniforms, only ₹300 for a single uniform will be given to the SMCs. The letter mentions that the government will inform them about the second set of uniforms in due course.
Earlier, it was decided that students in government schools would get two different uniforms for this year, one from the state, which would be the same in all schools, and the other to be decided by the SMCs.
However, the recent letter from the MPEC director saying that students would get only one uniform has created aggravation among students, parents, and teachers over hygiene issues.
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