Govt provides free uniforms to Sishu Vatika students
Each child will receive a pair of shoes, socks, a t-shirt, track pants, caps, and an identity card. School and mass education minister Nityananda Gond said, "Aroud Rs 1,000 will be spent on each child for the uniform."
As per the NEP-2020, all primary schools in the state have added an additional class of Sishu Vatika as the govt increased the age for studying in Class I to six years from the 2025-26 academic session. The current 10+2 structure of the school will be replaced by a 5+3+3+4 structure, with five years of early childhood learning comprising two years of pre-school at anganwadi centres and sishu vatika as entry level in school.
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