West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

127CHAPTER-55.1 SCHOOL GRANT :Para 30 of MFM&P snvisages that school grant would begiven to all Government and Government-aided/Cantonment/Municipal Corporation primary and upper primary schools andaided Madrasas provided that they fulfilled certain eligibilitycriteria. Financial norms of SSA prescribed that school grantamounting to Rs.2000/- per year per primary 1 upper primaryschools was admissible for replacement of non functional schoolequipment. Para 30.2 of MFM&P further provides that librarybooks for schools could also be provided from this grant. For thepurpose of eligibility for school grant, each primary and upperprimary school was to be treated as separate school even if theywere functioning from the same premises. For the year 2008-2009,PAB sanctioned Rs.5000/- per primary and Rs.7000/- per upperprimary school as school grant.The position showing physical and financial targets vis-à-visachievements in respect of school grant for the years 2005-2006 to2008-2009 (November 2008) was as given below :