Students in schools under minority development yet to get uniforms, shoes and socks
Students in schools under the Minority Welfare Department are facing delays in receiving essential supplies like uniforms and stationery. Officials cite administrative delays in the Finance Department as the primary cause for the holdup.
Why it matters
The lack of basic school supplies impacts the educational experience and dignity of over 40,000 students.
Over a month after schools opened for the 2026-27 academic year, the Minority Welfare Department is yet to provide uniforms, shoes, socks, bags and other stationery to the students of the schools under its jurisdiction.
Sources said that the department, which has recently supplied textbooks to the students, has not even called for tenders for the supply of uniforms, shoes, socks, bags and other stationery items despite repeated requests from the headmasters.
A total of 398 schools, including 250 Moulana Azad Model Schools, four Government Muslim Residential Schools (GMRS), 115 Morarji Desai Residential Schools (MDRS) and 29 Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Residential Schools, are functioning under the Minority Welfare Department across the State, with more than 40,000 students studying from classes 1 to 10.
Textbooks, uniforms, shoes, socks, bags and other stationery items are distributed to these students by the Minority Welfare Department .
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