Bihar - Jamia Millia Islamia _Final format_.pdf

(xii)Whether free textbooks have been distributedfor all subjects and for all classes and to alleligible children?89To 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.77 schools (85.6%) out of 90 have reported that free textbooks were distributed for all subjectsand for all classes and to all eligible children. Only 13 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:(xi)(xii)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 approved school grants for 1430 primary and 450 upper primary schools in the districtof Jahanabad. It was released to 695 primary schools and 352 to upper primary schools. DPOhas stated that school grant was released to 980 primary schools and 450 upper primaryschools. Each school has been given a sum Rs. 2000 to the school VSS. MI found that 45primary and 26 upper primary schools have received in the last quarter October – December.Thus it was not received within two months of opening as DPO has circulated guidelines to theschools.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.Yes. But no detail is provided by DPO. MI found that out of 60 primary schools and 30 upperprimary schools, 16 (26.7%) primary schools and 9 (30%) have received this amount in theperiod ranging from April to December. DPO has circulated guidelines but 76.6% schools didnot have it.Has the DPO made centralized purchases forschools out of the school grant? If so, for whatpurpose and what is the amount utilized?(xiiiNo centralized purchase was made by DPO.(xiv(xv)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.Out of 60 primary and 30 upper primary, 30 primary schools (50%) and 18 upper primaryschools (60%) have received in the Second quarter (July – September) of the session, 05primary (8.3%) and 05 (16.7%) upper primary 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 Jahanabad M I found that 60 primary schools and 30 upper primary schoolshave record of their utilization of school grant. Among the primary schools, 36 schools haveutilized 100% and 24 primary schools have not utilized school grant. Among the upper primaryschools, 21 have utilized 100% and 9 schools have not utilized the grant.