Govt to distribute quality uniforms, bags and bed material in new Academic year

A standard procedure was adopted to maintain quality in the purchase of uniforms to school bags, shoes, socks, ties, belts and bedding materials, as well as plates, glasses and bowls

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The state Government envisioned to introduce revolutionary reforms to strengthen the education sector in the new academic year 2026-2027. To begin with, the government made arrangements to distribute school uniforms, branded shoes, socks, neck ties, belts and also bed material to all students studying in government schools and residential schools—including Kasturba Gandhi, BC, SC, ST and Minority residential schools. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has already directed the officials concerned to give priority to the  quality of  fabric also  stitching uniforms. On the instructions of the CM, the required fabric has been procured from the renowned organization Mafatlal.

A standard procedure was adopted to maintain quality in the purchase of uniforms to school bags, shoes, socks, ties, belts and bedding materials, as well as plates, glasses and bowls.  The government has issued orders to procure 2.97 crore meters of fabric to provide two sets of uniforms to a total of 27 lakh students.  The uniforms will be provided in light blue, dark blue, white, plain maroon, and maroon checks.  Girl students will get a skirt, a Punjabi dress and a chunni (dupatta).

Day scholars will wear light blue tops and dark blue bottoms, while students in residential schools will wear maroon-check tops and maroon bottoms. Women's groups have been entrusted with the responsibility of stitching uniforms. The groups are equipped with the capacity of stitching between 75,000 and 100,000 uniforms per day. The government's initiative is expected to generate an income of over Rs 40 crore to women's groups.

CM Revanth Reddy also decided to distribute college bags, belts, ties, black shoes, and socks to approximately 200,000 students in junior colleges. Textbooks and notebooks were already supplied to government schools and residential schools. Distribution will be completed in a week.  TGSCO, TGLIPC, and the Telangana Trade Promotion Corporation (TGTPC) were also awarded contracts to supply the material.

The state government introduced a transparent national e-tendering process for the procurement of all material.  The government's initiative will generate income for various workers under the TGLIPC, including women who stitch uniforms, handloom weavers who produce blankets and carpets, and artisans who manufacture belts and other accessories supplied by the government to students.