{
  "id": 917212,
  "title": "MP School Uniform Row: 56.6 Lakh Students Await Dresses Ahead Of Independence Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/mp-school-uniform-row-56-6-lakh-students-await-dresses-ahead-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-school-uniform-row-566-lakh-students-await-dresses-ahead-of-independence-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Madhya Pradesh government has advised its 56.6 lakh school students, from Class 1 to 8, to wear their prescribed school uniforms for the Independence Day celebrations on August 15. However, a significant number of students are still awaiting their uniforms. The Textbook Corporation had floated an open tender for the supply of school uniforms, amounting to around Rs 350 crore, on June 3. The procurement process, which includes four categories of uniforms, is scheduled to close on August 20, 2026. The Jabalpur bench has imposed an interim stay on the tender, and the concerned authorities are required to submit their replies within a week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}