From blazers to pencil boxes: Why uniforms and stationery cost a bomb
Parents across Delhi-NCR are struggling with steep hikes in prices of mandatory school uniforms and stationery, despite official directives to curb overcharging.She counted the bills on the kitchen table like a person counting breaths. rs 18,500 for “school essentials” one child, junior KG to Class I: two uniforms, a blazer, four “workbooks”, a “stationery kit”…