Jitendra Kumar Soni, collector of the Jalore district, Rajasthan, has started a scheme, 'Charan Paduka Yojna', to provide shoes to 25,000 children before Republic Day. Earlier, Soni had asked school authorities in 274 gram panchayats and three nagar palikas for a report of the number of students coming barefoot to school. The scheme was launched with the help of donors.