Under fire for not releasing funds for shoes and socks for students in government and government-aided schools, the State government on Friday approved ₹132 crore to procure and distribute them through School Development and Monitoring Committees (SDMCs).
This will benefit 46.37 lakh children across Karnataka studying in Classes from I to X. Depending on the local conditions, SDMCs can decide to buy sandals instead of one pair of black shoes and two pairs of socks.
Minister for School Education and Literacy B.C. Nagesh announced this on Friday, nearly two months after schools reopened. Uniforms are also yet to reach them, with tenders being floated only recently.
