UP students to get ₹1200 for uniforms, school bags

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to transfer an amount of ₹1200 per student (an increase of ₹100 per student against the previous year) to students of class 1 to 8 (2022-2023) to buy uniform, sweater, shoes, socks, schoolbag and stationery.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath presided over the meeting of the state cabinet that decided to transfer the amount in bank accounts of parents of students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. The state cabinet also approved proposals to strengthen the village secretariats and provide funds to buy national flags to be hoisted from August 11 to 17to mark 75 years of India’s independence.

Briefing media persons, minister of state (independent charge) for basic education, Sandeep Singh said students of class 1 to 8 in primary and upper primary schools of basic education board and unaided primary and pre-secondary schools would be eligible to get the amount. He said a sum of ₹1200 per student would be transferred to buy these items last year against ₹1100 per student transferred last year.