Kolkata : The West Bengal government has selected 80 lakh primary students from the state who will be provided free school shoes under a Rs 154 crore-project.
“Ten companies have been shortlisted through e-tendering process. Out of them one will get the order. We will also have to utilise small scale industry units of the government to do the work,” Education Minister Partho Chatterjee said.
A seven-member committee led by school education secretary Arnab Roy has been formed to implement the scheme, he said adding that the distribution of shoes to the students of classes I to IV will begin from the end of this month.
Currently textbooks are being distributed free of cost to all students of recognized primary schools up to Class V and free school dress is being provided to girl students of primary schools.
@Agency report.
