UP: Students to receive Rs 1200 each for school essentials

LUCKNOW: The cabinet of the Government of Uttar Pradesh on July 26, approved a proposal to transfer an amount of Rs 1200 per student for students of class 1 to 8 in the state for purchase of essentials for school such as uniform, school bag, shoes, and stationery. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presided over the meeting of the state cabinet held on Tuesday.

The approved amount, Rs 1200, is an increase of Rs 100 per student in comparison to the amount transferred last year for the same purpose. The decision has been made to transfer the amount in bank accounts of parents of students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. The Government of Uttar Pradesh had carried out verification of the parents across the state through Aadhar cards last year. This time, the state government is making arrangements to carry out verification process of the students through Aadhar cards only. Sandeep Singh, Minister of State (independent charge) for Basic Education, Government of UP, said that students of class 1 to 8 studying in primary and upper primary schools of basic education board and unaided primary and pre-secondary schools would be eligible to receive the amount. A total of Rs 2225.6 crore is to be transferred into the bank accounts of parents this year. Singh noted that around 1.56 crore students of the state had benefited from this initiative in 2021-2022 and that the state government has proposed to cover two crore students in 2022-2023.