TN Govt Secures Price Cut in Free Bicycles for Students After Negotiations

Following intense negotiations with the manufacturer, the Tamil Nadu government has secured a substantial reduction in the procurement cost of free bicycles for government school students, slashing prices by over 27 per cent for boys and nearly 32 per cent for girls.

Officials sources on Saturday said that the authorities concerned have successfully negotiated a steep price reduction for the free bicycles procured for school students, bringing down costs that were initially fixed



at over Rs 7,000 per unit.

The free bicycle scheme for government school students in Tamil Nadu was first introduced in 2001 during the AIADMK regime.

Implemented by the Backward Classes Welfare Department, the initiative initially covered only Adi Dravidar and Scheduled Tribe students studying in Class XI in government schools. In 2006, the scheme was expanded to benefit all Class XI students across both government and government-aided schools.