The Times of India            26.12.2013 

Nashik Municipal Corporation to buy shoes, socks worth Rs 2 crore for students

NASHIK: The education department of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) will buy shoes and socks worth Rs 2 crore for students of as many as 127 NMC-run schools in the next academic year.

"Last year, we had planned for uniforms but the time taken to prepare the proposal and then getting it sanctioned delayed the entire distribution process. Therefore, we decided to plan everything in advance for this year. Each student from standards I to VII will be given two pairs of shoes and socks, respectively," said an NMC official.

The officials said the civic body has called for online tenders from private companies for the purpose. "Orders for shoes and socks will be placed, once everything is decided," he said.

The official said that taking a cue from last year's delay in buying the uniforms, the education department has also prepared a proposal for buying uniforms for 13 of its secondary schools. "The proposal has been sent to the municipal commissioner for approval following which we will float the tenders," said the official.