MCD To Disburse Nearly ₹70 Crore To 5.1 Lakh Delhi School Students For Uniforms, School Bags From This Week

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will begin distributing nearly ₹70 crore in financial aid to around 5.1 lakh students in Delhi for their uniforms and school bags this week, officials announced on Monday. With the academic session's final enrolment figure locked in after August 31, MCD has finalized the beneficiary list of 6,56,950 students.

Each student will receive Rs 1,370 for their uniform and school bag, totaling around ₹69.87 crore for the first phase of disbursement. Efforts are underway to open bank accounts for students without existing accounts, while those with inactive or outdated accounts are also being addressed. In previous years, delays plagued the distribution process, particularly for students lacking active bank accounts.

To address this issue, MCD is now ensuring that children without bank accounts are included in the payment process. Additionally, the civic body has altered the method of providing stationery from the 2026-27 academic session onwards. Instead of transferring Rs 300 for notebooks and other supplies, MCD will procure and distribute these items directly through schools. This change was made due to delays in transferring cash benefits to students' accounts.