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Dhar Students Await Uniforms as ₹600 Assistance Remains Pending
Many children in government schools in Dhar district are still waiting for school uniforms.
The wait has lasted five months into the 2026-27 school year.
The government is supposed to provide ₹600 each year for two pairs of uniforms.
The money is usually sent to parents’ bank accounts.
However, parents said they have not received the money.
Schools have also not handed out ready-made uniforms.
Some children are attending classes in ordinary clothes.
Officials say they are still waiting for clear instructions about what will happen.
Students in several Dhar government schools have gone five months without uniforms or uniform assistance.
The government provides ₹600 annually for two uniform sets to students in Classes 1 to 8.
Parents said the money has not been deposited and ready-made uniforms have not been distributed.
More than one lakh students study in about 4,000 primary and secondary schools across Dhar district.
Education official Abhishek Yadav said no clear government guidelines had been received on the distribution process.
- Who
- Students in Classes 1 to 8 at government schools in Dhar district, along with their parents.
- What
- Students have not received school uniforms or the ₹600 assistance intended to purchase two pairs.
- Where
- Government schools across Dhar district, including Sardarpur, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The delay has continued for five months into the 2026-27 academic session.
- Why
- The delay is linked to the absence of clear government guidelines on whether uniforms will be distributed or money transferred to parents’ bank accounts.
Parents and Students
Education Officials
Uniform distribution
Parents and Students
Parents said neither uniforms had been distributed nor the ₹600 assistance deposited, leaving financially weaker students in regular clothes.
Education Officials
Officials said it remained unclear whether students would receive ready-made uniforms or whether the assistance would be transferred to parents’ bank accounts.
Responsibility for the delay
Parents and Students
Parents are seeking answers from schools and want clarity about when the uniforms or money will arrive.
Education Officials
District Education Centre project coordinator Abhishek Yadav said the department had not received clear government instructions on the process.
Key facts
- Assistance amount
- ₹600 annually per student
- Intended use
- Purchase of two pairs of school uniforms
- Eligible students
- Students in Classes 1 to 8 at government schools
- Reported delay
- Five months into the 2026-27 academic session
- District enrollment
- More than one lakh students
- Schools affected
- About 4,000 primary and secondary schools in Dhar district
- Official statement
- Abhishek Yadav said clear government guidelines had not been received
Quotes
Abhishek Yadav
District Education Centre project coordinator in Dhar
“It is difficult to say whether the students will get the uniforms ready-made or the amount will be deposited in the bank accounts of the students' parents”
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