SHUBHANGI SHIFA
Ranchi, Oct 14: The Faculty Schooling and Literacy Division in Jharkhand offers Rs 600 per head to high school college students yearly for all of their uniform necessities. The full uniform set of a scholar of a authorities faculty in Jharkhand consists of two units of uniforms (shirt+trousers/ shirt+skirt/ kurta+pajama+dupatta), sneakers, socks and sweaters for winter put on.
It’s price mentioning that the state has modified the colors of college uniforms this 12 months. Courses I to V can have a mixture of Navy Blue and Child Pink, whereas Courses VI to XII can have a mixture of inexperienced and white.
In the meantime, faculty uniform outlets together with Dresswala state, “On a median, if purchased with out stitching, the inexperienced uniform set material piece would value Rs 425 for one set of go well with set (kurta+pajama+dupatta), whereas, a shirt-trouser material piece and a shirt-skirt material piece for one set of uniform would value Rs 486 every.”
This implies, that the Rs 600 supplied by the state is ready to cowl only one set of uniforms for college kids above Class VI. Despite the fact that the costs per set of uniforms for the scholars of courses I to V would value much less, it could be troublesome to purchase two units for Rs 600.
That is if, the price of socks, sneakers and sweaters will not be counted. When requested on this regard, shopkeepers stated, “The worst high quality of skinny sweaters which can be offered at current would value round Rs 250-300, whereas sneakers on a median would value Rs 200-250.”
A authorities faculty instructor, Suman Singh, stated: “A number of dad and mom usually complain concerning this, however nothing will be accomplished about it. It’s only the federal government’s determination to offer cash for the uniforms. Dad and mom come to us and infrequently say that they may solely purchase one set of uniforms, or kids put on older uniforms to high school to compensate. We really feel unhealthy, however we will’t give them cash from our personal pockets.”
Arjun Kumar, a automotive driver whose son is a scholar of the Authorities Excessive Faculty, Bariyatu claims, “The cash we obtain will not be sufficient. We typically have to offer cash from our personal pockets to make up for the distinction, if we would like our youngsters to decorate correctly for varsity. Else, as a substitute of college sweaters, my boy wears my jackets to high school as per want.”
However, officers at JEPC declare, “A yearly funds is deliberate for books, uniforms and luggage, which is then distributed amongst faculties or accounts of college college students. The funds for uniforms is round Rs 250 crores, for books it’s Rs 120 crores and for luggage which can be supplied each two years, the funds is Rs 100 crores.”
Officers at JEPC additional said, cash has already been despatched to districts for uniforms, that are being distributed. As per knowledge despatched from districts each two days, a complete of 21 lakh out of 38 lakh college students have obtained uniforms. These embrace college students which have been supplied with uniforms. Nonetheless, these don’t embrace college students that haven’t obtained the sown merchandise in type of uniforms.”
Notably, the Jharkhand Faculty Schooling and Literacy Division’s former secretary earlier than leaving the submit directed officers to be sure that all kids have the brand new faculty uniforms to make use of by November 15, ie the Jharkhand Basis Day.
