Noida: More than 10,000 students in govt primary schools in Ghaziabad are still waiting for the Rs 1,200 subsidy, transferred directly to bank accounts, for the current academic session.
Officials attributed the delay to the unavailability of Aadhaar cards. The basic education department had in June last year ordered that 10 Aadhaar card centres should be set up for school students, but none of them are functional yet.
All govt primary school students receive direct benefit transfer (DBT) of Rs 1,200 for uniforms, bags, stationeries, and shoes. “Aadhaar card is the primary document to feed students data on the UDISE portal. However, several students in the district have migrated from other states, and they do not have aadhar cards yet. Of 94,000 students studying in 446 govt primary schools in Ghaziabad, approximately 84,000 have received DBT money. Accounts of the rest of the students are either not seeded, or they do not have aadhar cards,” said Ruchi Tyagi, the district coordinator.
Schools that had Aadhaar centres set up claimed that the machines were left non-functional as no one turned up to operate them.
Officials added that the recent mandate of birth certificates to make Aadhaar cards is also a concern, as several kids do not have it. In the last academic session, nearly 14,000 children could not get the DBT benefits due to a lack of an aadhar card.
Officials attributed the delay to the unavailability of Aadhaar cards. The basic education department had in June last year ordered that 10 Aadhaar card centres should be set up for school students, but none of them are functional yet.
All govt primary school students receive direct benefit transfer (DBT) of Rs 1,200 for uniforms, bags, stationeries, and shoes. “Aadhaar card is the primary document to feed students data on the UDISE portal. However, several students in the district have migrated from other states, and they do not have aadhar cards yet. Of 94,000 students studying in 446 govt primary schools in Ghaziabad, approximately 84,000 have received DBT money. Accounts of the rest of the students are either not seeded, or they do not have aadhar cards,” said Ruchi Tyagi, the district coordinator.
Schools that had Aadhaar centres set up claimed that the machines were left non-functional as no one turned up to operate them.
Officials added that the recent mandate of birth certificates to make Aadhaar cards is also a concern, as several kids do not have it. In the last academic session, nearly 14,000 children could not get the DBT benefits due to a lack of an aadhar card.