2.37 crore shoes and socks will distribute in council schools
Preparations are being made to provide shoe-stocking for 2.08 lakh children registered in the council schools of the district. One pair shoe and two pair stocking will be made available at a cost of 2.37 crore. For this, the order has been issued by the Basic Education Department.
The deadline for 100 percent supply has been fixed till 25 January. If everything goes as expected, then the navihals are expected to get shoe-stocking soon.
There are about 1529 primary and 566 junior high schools in the district.
Schools are still closed to the navy for the Corona transition period. Nevertheless, two lakh eight thousand 132 students have registered in these schools in the current session.
In these schools, free education, free dress, sweater, shoe-stocking, bags etc. are distributed to children studying in these schools in the afternoon. This time due to infection, MDM money has already been sent to the children’s account. The distribution of sweaters and dress has also been done, now preparations for providing shoe-stocking to children are in full swing at departmental level.
In November last, an organization of Haryana has been entrusted with the task of getting instructions from the government to provide one pair of shoes and two pairs of stockings. This time, Rs 87.40 will be allocated on shoe and Rs 26.82 on stocking.
The executive organization has been instructed to provide 100 percent supply in every case by 25 January. After this, a sample formed by the team constituted by the District Magistrate will be distributed to the children after verification of the shoe-stocking. Thereafter payment will be made to the executing body.
District coordinator Integrated Education Shivakant Dwivedi informed that the program has been issued in the month of November itself. The sample will be placed in three sets. One set will be kept at the district headquarters, one set at the laboratory for examination and one set at the office of Block Education Officer. About 1.82 crore will be spent on shoe and Rs 55.82 lakh on stocking. However, the government has not yet allocated funds.
As per the instructions of the government, a order has been issued to provide shoe-stocking to 2.08 lakh children. Instructions have been given to supply 100 percent this month. The organization is constantly being contacted. Supply will start soon.