Students of BMC-run schools are yet to get new uniforms even as the first half of the academic year is over. Shoes that were distributed to them randomly turned out to be the wrong sizes for most, teachers alleged. In addition, teachers were asked to distribute money instead of a few items in school kits this year. While the BMC is getting new school buildings and upgrading existing ones and has already rebranded civic schools as Mumbai Public Schools in February 2020, the system seems to be in shambles. Currently, 2.98 lakh students attend 1,150 civic schools.

To encourage more students to enrol in civic-run schools, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation started providing 27 educational items to them. These items are supposeed to reach students on the first day of school. The distribution has been delayed since the scheme was launched in 2007. However, this year has broken all records. This year, all civic-run schools reopened on June 13, but they had to wait for most of the articles.