As many as 81,000 students of Zilla Parishad and aided schools in Raigad district of Maharashtra will get free uniforms under the state policy, as per an official bulletin.
It said the state government has sent Rs 2.43 crore for the proposed standardised uniform. 81,000 students including 52,403 girls, 15,912 students from ST category, 3,669 from the Scheduled Caste category, and 9,022 students who belong to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category will get the free uniform, said the bulletin issued by the primary education section of Raigad Zilla Parishad. The colour of the uniform is not decided yet.
The state education department had earlier decided to standardise the colour and design of uniforms. However, the department had to revoke its order as it attracted criticism from parents and schools.
In government schools, there is a total of 19,758 students. Out of these, 13,135 students are girls, 3,114 belong to scheduled caste communities, 2,461 belong to scheduled tribe communities, and 124 come from below poverty line (BPL) families.