Madhya Pradesh May Restore ₹600 Uniform DBT For School Students, Cabinet Decision Expected Tuesday
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The School Education Department is set to return to the system of transferring uniform assistance directly into students’ bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), instead of distributing stitched uniforms to government school students. A formal decision on the proposal is expected to come before the Cabinet on Tuesday. The department is considering reverting…
The School Education Department in Madhya Pradesh is considering a return to the practice of directly depositing a uniform stipend into students' bank accounts via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), rather than distributing stitched uniforms to government school pupils. A final decision on the proposal is anticipated during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
This potential shift would revert to the previous system where students received financial aid to purchase uniforms. However, some officials remain opposed to this change, advocating for the ongoing distribution of stitched uniforms. In June, the Cabinet had authorized the provision of stitched uniforms to students in Classes 1-8, superseding the earlier ₹600 uniform assistance.
Following the Cabinet's ruling, the Madhya Pradesh Corporation issued an open tender valued at approximately ₹350 crore on June 3 for supplying stitched uniforms to students. The tender encountered legal complications when the High Court issued an interim injunction on the procedure. The department had initially planned to award the contract to a sole firm.
Post the court's intervention, the tender was eventually withdrawn. As of UDISE+ 2025-26 data, Madhya Pradesh is home to 56,62,228 students enrolled in Classes 1-8 in government schools. Of these, 34,36,341 students are in Classes 1-5, while 22,25,887 are in Classes 6-8.
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