New Delhi, June 12 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will distribute notebooks and stationery directly to students from the academic session 2026-27, replacing the existing practice of transferring Rs.300 to students' bank accounts for these purchases.

An education department official said the decision was taken to address delays in the disbursal of funds, and that two tenders have been floated for the procurement of notebooks and stationery.

The bids for both tenders will be opened on June 13. The selected agency will be tasked with supplying exercise notebooks (3-in-1) covering Hindi, English, mathematics, science, drawing and diary work, according to one of the tenders. Another tender issued by the MCD's education departmen...