The grant for school uniforms in government schools of Haryana has been doubled, a decision that would benefit around 14.61 lakh students, an official spokesman said.
Change in uniform grant
Earlier, a grant of Rs 400 was given to each student for school uniform from classes 1 to 8, but now Rs 800 would be given to each student for school uniform from classes 1 to 5 and Rs 1,000 to students from classes 6 to 8, a Haryana government spokesman said.
Besides, a Conflict Management and Counselling Cell are being established by the Haryana School Education Department for redressal of disputes pertaining to students, teachers and parents, he said.
Distribution of 2,300 science kits
According to the spokesman, the School Education Department has distributed 2,300 science kits in government secondary and senior secondary schools in the last two years.
“Apart from this, 8,000 kits have been sent to middle schools. Similarly, mathematics kits are also being given to primary schools for promoting maths subject,” he said.
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