Bihar - Jamia Millia Islamia _Final format_.pdf

150(d) School grants:(xxi(xxiiTotal number of schools district-wise in primaryand upper primary to whom school grants areapproved for the current financial year? Have thesefunds released to the districts, if so when (the schoolgrants are to be received by the school within twomonths of opening)? Whether any guidelines havebeen issued to the schools on how to utilize thisgrant?Information to be obtained from SPO office and tobe updated from the DPO in districts visited by MI.A copy of the guidelines is to be enclosed with theMonitoring Report.SPO has released school grants for 2131 primary and 684 upper primary schools in the districtof Rohtas. DPO has released a grant of Rs. 5000/- to 1456 primary schools and a grant of Rs.12000/- per school to 545 upper primary schools. These grants have been received by theschools in different periods ranging from April to December. MI found that 13 primary and 10upper primary schools have received in the last quarter October – December. Thus it was notreceived within two months of opening as DPO has circulated the guidelines to the schools.Whether the DPO has released funds for schoolgrants @ Rs. 2000/- per school to theschool/VEC/SMC accounts, if so when? Thenumber of schools to whom releases have beenmade? Has DPO circulated guidelines to the schoollevel for utilization of the school grant?Information to be obtained from DPO in districtvisited by MI and to be verified in schools visited byMI. A copy of the guidelines is to be enclosed in theMonitoring Report.DPO has released funds for school grants @ Rs. 5000 per school for 1456 primary and Rs.12000/- per school for 545 upper primary schools. DPO has circulated guidelines in respect ofutilization of this grant.Has the DPO made centralized purchases forschools out of the school grant? If so, for what(xxiiipurpose and what is the amount utilized?Yes, DPO has made centralized purchases out of this school grant.Purchasing of chairs, tables, library books, blackboards, etc.The actual date of receiving school grants byschool/VEC and the utilization of the grants.Whether there was any delay in receipt of grants?Information to be obtained from DPO of districtsvisited by MI.To be verified on the spot from the passbook andexpenditure statement maintained by school/VEC.(xxivOut of 56 primary and 50 upper primary, 2 primary schools (3.6%) and 0 upper primary schools(0%) have received in the first quarter (April – June) of the session, 2 primary (3.6%) and 5(10%) upper primary received in IInd quarter (July – September), 13 primary (23.2%) and 12upper primary (24%) received in IIIrd quarter (October – December).Utilization details (percentage of utilization anditems) for the last year’s school grants received bythe school/VEC.To be verified on the spot from the passbook andexpenditure statement maintained by school/VEC.In the district of Rohtas MI found 56 primary schools and 50 upper primary schools have(xxvrecord of their utilization school grant. Among the primary schools 30 schools have utilized100%, 1 have utilized 90%, 4 have utilized 80%, 1 have utilized 60% and remaining 20 havenot utilized the grant. Among the upper primary schools, 27 have utilized 100%, 3 have utilized90%, 3 have utilized 80%, one each has utilized 70%, 60% and 2 utilized 50% and 13 have notutilized at all the school grant.(e) Teachers and Teachers Training:(xlix)Number of additional Teachers sanctioned districtwiseunder SSA in primary and upper primaryschools and the number of Teachers in positiontherein?Information is to be obtained from SPO and tobe updated in DPO in respect of districts visitedby MI.As per SPO record 906 additional posts of teachers sanctioned and no appointed was madein the district. However according to DPO, 1060 additional posts of teachers weresanctioned in the district for primary and upper primary schools. Out of which 932 teachershave been appointed.