Archive · 15 Aug 2026
56.6 Lakh MP Students Await Uniforms Ahead of Independence Day
Many children in Madhya Pradesh go to government schools.
They are supposed to wear a special uniform, which is a matching outfit that all students wear.
This year, the uniforms have not arrived yet.
That is a big problem because Independence Day is coming very soon on August 15.
The children were told to come to the celebration wearing their uniforms.
More than 56 lakh children are waiting to receive them.
The government wanted to give pre-stitched uniforms to every student.
It asked companies to compete for the job through a process called a tender.
But a court stopped the tender, so the uniforms could not be made.
Now everyone is waiting to find out what will happen next.
Government school students in Madhya Pradesh were advised to attend Independence Day celebrations on August 15 wearing their prescribed school uniforms.
According to UDISE+ 2025-26 data, 56,62,228 students in Classes 1-8 of MP government schools are awaiting uniform delivery.
The MP High Court's Jabalpur bench imposed an interim stay on the around Rs 350 crore uniform supply tender floated by the Textbook Corporation on June 3.
The court directed the state government, MP Textbook Corporation and other concerned parties to submit their replies within a week.
From the 2026-27 academic session, the government will replace the earlier Rs 600 cash scheme for two uniform sets with ready-stitched uniforms procured through tender.
- Who
- Government school students in Classes 1-8 across Madhya Pradesh, along with the state government, the MP Textbook Corporation and the MP High Court's Jabalpur bench.
- What
- Lakhs of students are awaiting school uniforms after the MP High Court imposed an interim stay on the around Rs 350 crore uniform supply tender.
- When
- Ahead of Independence Day celebrations on August 15; the tender was floated on June 3 and is scheduled to close on August 20, 2026.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India, with the case heard at the Jabalpur bench of the MP High Court.
- Why
- The court-ordered stay blocked the procurement of ready-stitched uniforms, delaying their delivery to students before Independence Day.
- Students awaiting uniforms
- 56,62,228 (Classes 1-8)
- Classes 1-5 enrollment
- 34,36,341
- Classes 6-8 enrollment
- 22,25,887
- Tender value
- Around Rs 350 crore
- Tender floated
- June 3
- Tender closing date
- August 20, 2026
- High Court action
- Interim stay by Jabalpur bench
- Previous scheme
- Rs 600 cash for two uniform sets per student