Bihar - Jamia Millia Islamia _Final format_.pdf

(iii)(iv)Is there any delay in distribution of thetextbooks (textbooks are to be distributedwithin one month of opening of the schools)?If there was delay, the reasons for the delay.Indicate the date of distribution and date ofopening of schools in the district visited.21To be verified in the schools/EGS/AIE centres visited byMI. Reasons for delay be verified at DPO and SPO by MI.63 schools (56.3%) have reported that books received and distributed in time whereas 49(43.7%) have reported delay in the distribution of books. Several reasons for delay were stated.For example insufficient number of books (83.3%), shortage of subject books (Math, Science,SST, English and Urdu 7.79%), Urdu medium books were not available (2.56%). The date ofopening of schools was 1 st April 2008.Whether free textbooks have been distributedfor all subjects and for all classes and to alleligible children?To be verified in the schools/EGS/AIE centres visited byMI. Reasons for non supply of textbooks, if any, for allsubjects and all classes be verified at DPO and SPO by MI.94 schools (83.9%) out of 112 have reported that free textbooks were distributed for all subjectsand for all classes and to all eligible children. Only 14 schools were not able to distribute due toshortage of books. Urdu medium schools lack behind as books in Urdu medium were notavailable.(d) School grants:(i)(ii)(iii)Total 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 1534 primary and 643 upper primary schools in the districtof Aurangabad. DPO has released a grant of Rs. 6000/- to 1429 primary schools, a sum of12000/- to 633 upper primary schools and a sum of Rs. 7000/ to 14 primary less schools. Thesegrants have been received by the schools in different periods ranging from April to December.MI found that 50 primary and 51 upper primary schools have received in the last quarterOctober – December. Thus it was not received within two months of opening DPO hascirculated guideline 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.No detail is provided by DPO. MI found that out of 44.3% of 307 primary schools and 48.7%of 283 upper primary schools have received this amount in the period ranging from April toDecember. DPO has circulated guide lines but 67.2% schools did not have it.Has the DPO made centralized purchases forschools out of the school grant? If so, for whatpurpose and what is the amount utilized?No centralized purchase was made by DPO.Information to be obtained from DPO of districtsvisited by MI.(iv)The actual date of receiving school grants byschool/VEC and the utilization of the grants.Whether there was any delay in receipt of grants?To be verified on the spot from the passbook andexpenditure statement maintained by school/VEC.Out of 48 primary and 64 upper primary 8 primary schools (16%) and 12 upper primary schools(18.7%) have received in the first quarter (April – June) of the session, 11 primary (22.9%) and13 (20.3%) upper primary received in IInd quarter (July – September), 11 primary (22.9%) and21 upper primary (32.8%) received in IIIrd quarter (October – December) and 18 primary