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Smarter uniforms from 2009

Bageshree S.

Horatti had talked of change in government school uniforms

— Photo: k. Gopinathan

New look: The plain light blue shirts will make way for checked patterns in blue.

Bangalore: Children in government schools will wear smarter uniforms from the academic year 2009-10. The plain light blue shirts will make way for checked patterns in blue. The skirts and shorts will be a blend of cotton and polyester to ensure a better fall, though the colour is likely to remain dark blue.

P.M. Viroopakshappa, in-charge of Vidya Vikas Yojana in Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation, said that they had submitted samples in checked patterns to the Education Department and were awaiting approval. The choice of blended material rather than pure cotton, he said, would also ensure easier maintenance.

It may be mentioned here that Basavaraj Horatti, former Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, had announced in September last year that the State Government was planning a change in the colour and design of government school uniforms to ensure similarity between the uniforms of the government schools and those in the private sector. The government school uniform has been blue for over a decade. The uniforms, however, will remain as they are for the academic year 2008-09.

Commissioner for Public Instruction Kumar Naik told The Hindu that the new uniform could not be introduced from the next academic year owing to time constraints.

Free uniform

But an earlier proposal to extend free uniform scheme to all girl students and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students in aided schools is not likely to be implemented in the coming academic year.

Under the existing scheme, two sets of uniforms are given to the children studying in government schools. The Government, which is spending about Rs. 70 crore for distribution of uniforms, was expected to spend an additional Rs. 5 crore to extend the programme.

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