Following MiD DAY’s August 10 report (‘Dear BMC, where have Rs 192 cr for school kids gone?’) revealing that not one municipal school has received kits of all the 27 accessories -- including uniforms -- meant to be provided to students, despite the civic body spending crores of rupees on the scheme, the contractor blamed by corporators for the situation can expect more than a mere dressing down. Plans are afoot to penalise the guilty party half a per cent of his pay for every week’s delay. The deal was worth Rs 192 crore for two years, which means a yearly allocation of Rs 96 crore has been made for these kits.

Without supplies: Many BMC school students haven’t received proper uniforms, bags and books, as promised to them by the civic body. Representation pic