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State of Madhya Pradesh - Section

Section 52 in The M.P. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2003

52. Clothing, bedding and other articles.

(1)To the extent possible children shall have the right to use their own clothing other than uniform. Institutions shall ensure that each child has personal clothing suitable for the climate and adequate to ensure good health, and which in no manner is degrading or humiliating. Children removed from or leaving an institution for any purpose shall be allowed to wear their own clothing. They shall not wear uniforms, taking into account that such procedure tends to label and stigmatize children.
(2)Each child shall be provided with clothing and bedding including customary under-garments, towels, jersey for winter, school uniform for children attending outside schools, durry, bed-sheets, blanket, pillow, chappal or shoes, utensils as required; and tooth powder, soap, oil, comb etc. as per the scale laid down by the State Government from time to time. The minimum suggested scale for clothing and bedding could be as follows :-
Article Norms (per resident)
Non school-going children Mentally challenged children
Shirts 3 Terricot/cotton shirts per year 5 Terricot/cotton shirts per year
Nickers/Pyjaina/Skirt 3 Terricot/cotton half pant per year upto 12 years 5 Terricot/cotton half pants per year
3 Terricot/cotton trousers per year above 12 years
2 cotton Pyjama per year.
Kachha 4 per year 6 per year
Banian 4 per year 4 per year
Brassieres for girls above 13 years 4 per year 4 per year
Towels 2 per year 2 per year
Scarf/Chunni for girls only above 12 years of age 2 per year 2 per year
Leather Shoes 1 per year 1 canvas shoes per year
Chappal to girls 1 per year 1 per year
Handkerchiefs -  
Canvas PT shoes 1 per years  
Half sleeves sweater 1 in 2 years 1 per year
Woollen Jersey 1 in 2 years 1 in per year
Sanitary pads for girls above 13 years as needed as needed
Socks Nylon 2 per year 2 per year
Durries cotton 1 in 3 years 1 in 2 years
Bed sheets 2 per year 4 per year
Khes 1 in 3 years 1 in 1 year
Blankets 3 in 3 years 4 in 2 years
Rajais - -
Pillows 1 per head -
Pillow covers 2 per head  
Gadda - -
Note - Additional one set of all these articles shall be kept as reserved stock @ of 20% of the strength of the children. School-going children shall be provided all sets of school uniforms on time. The suggested clothing and bedding scale could be modified according to the local needs.