What this scheme offers
The Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vidyarthi Mitra kit is a free kit for every student of Classes 1 to 10 in Andhra Pradesh's government-managed and aided schools. It replaced the earlier Jagananna Vidya Kanuka and was first distributed in 2025-26. Each child receives three sets of uniform cloth (olive green, with light yellow-green striped shirts), a pair of shoes, two pairs of socks, a belt, a school bag, textbooks, workbooks and notebooks; Class 6 gets an Oxford English-English-Telugu dictionary, Class 1 a pictorial dictionary, and dictionaries in Urdu, Tamil or Odia are given where needed. About 35.94 lakh students are covered at a cost of ₹953.71 crore, of which ₹778.68 crore is from the state and ₹175.03 crore from the Centre, and the government also pays the uniform stitching charges (₹120 for Classes 1–8 and ₹240 for Classes 9–10). Items are checked at mandal 'quality walls' and handed out through schools, so parents do not apply.
Who is eligible
- A student of Classes 1 to 10 in a government-managed or government-aided school in Andhra Pradesh.
- No income, category or application requirement — enrolment in the school is enough.
- The kit is given once an academic year, at the start of the session.
- Class 6 students get an Oxford dictionary and Class 1 students a pictorial dictionary.
Documents required
- Enrolment in a government or aided school in Classes 1 to 10 is the only requirement.
- No separate form, certificate or card is needed from parents.
- Parents who find items missing or poor in quality should tell the headmaster.
How to apply
- Make sure your child is enrolled in a government or aided school for the new academic year.
- The department sends the kit items to mandal stock points, where they are tested and displayed.
- The school distributes the kit — uniform cloth, shoes, bag, belt, socks and books — to each student.
- Get the uniform stitched; the government pays the stitching charges.
- Report missing or defective items to the headmaster or the Mandal Education Officer.