Bihar - Jamia Millia Islamia _Final format_.pdf

158 schools (87.29%) out of 181 have reported that free textbooks were distributed for allsubjects and for all classes and to all eligible children. Only 7 schools were not able todistribute due to shortage of books. Urdu medium schools lack behind as books in Urdumedium were not available.54(d) School grants:(vi)(vii)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 757 primary and 182 upper primary schools in the district ofGaya. DPO has released a grant of Rs. 5000/- to 757 primary schools, a sum of 7000/- to 182upper primary schools. These grants have been received by the schools in different periodsranging from April to December. MI found that 5 primary and 8 upper primary schools havereceived in the last quarter October – December. Thus it was not received within two months ofopening DPO has circulated 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 47.3% of 91 primary schools and 42.2% of90 upper primary schools have received this amount in the period ranging from April toDecember. DPO has circulated guide lines but 58.9% 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?(viiiNo centralized purchase was made by DPO.Information to be obtained from DPO of districtsvisited by MI.(ix)(x)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 91 primary and 90 upper primary 19 primary schools (20.9%) and 15 upper primaryschools (16.7%) have received in the first quarter (April – June) of the session, 7 primary(7.7%) and 11 (12.2%) upper primary received in IInd quarter (July – September), 5 primary(5.5%) and 2 upper primary (2.2%) received in IIIrd quarter (October – December) and 12primary (13.2%) and 8 (8.9%) upper primary have not yet received till December, 2009.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 Gaya M I found 58 primary schools and 62 upper primary schools have recordof their utilization school grant. Among the primary schools 45 schools have utilized 100%, 5have utilized 90%, 8 have utilized 80% and remaining 1 has utilized 50%. Among the upperprimary schools, 52 have utilized 100%, 4 have utilized 90%, 6 have utilized 80%, one utilized50%.(e) Teachers and Teachers Training: