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Shoes supplied to Dharwad students tear within a week
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The government spends crores of rupees every year on providing shoes and socks to children studying in government schools.
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Shoes supplied to Dharwad students tear within a week
Dharwad: Free shoes distributed to government school students in Dharwad have reportedly started tearing within a week of use, raising questions over the quality of footwear supplied under the state government’s scheme.
The government spends crores of rupees every year on providing shoes and socks to children studying in government schools. However, several students in Dharwad are now reportedly being forced to attend classes wearing damaged shoes, even though the footwear was distributed only recently.
The development has triggered concerns among parents, particularly as students received the shoes and socks nearly three months after the academic year began. Parents have questioned how footwear supplied under a government-funded programme could deteriorate within days of use.
The government had introduced the free shoe and sock distribution scheme several years ago to provide basic footwear to children studying in government schools. Until last year, the responsibility of purchasing and distributing the footwear was largely entrusted to school development committees and headmasters.
Funds were released based on the number of students enrolled in each school, allowing schools to procure shoes locally. Local vendors were required to have at least three years of experience in the trade and possess GST registration.
Parents said the earlier system had an advantage because schools could directly deal with local suppliers, who were accountable to the school authorities and the local community. They alleged that the change in the procurement system may have contributed to the quality concerns being reported this year.
