1st Aug 08 - 31st Jan 09

110(ix) Total number of children (district-wise) to whom freetextbooks are distributed in the State with a particularreference to SC/ST/Girls? Which category of childrenare receiving free textbooks from SSA funds and StateGovernment funds?(Data from SPO; Status till December, 2008)Information to be obtained from SPO and to beupdated from DPO in respect of Districts visited byMI.Primary SchoolFree text book distributionApproved Approved Physical Expendi.in % Exp. asPhysical Financial Achieve. Current per BudgetTarget TargetYear139539 83.72 139539 83.72 100%ApprovedPhysicalTargetMiddle SchoolFree text book distributionPhysical Expendi.inAchieve. CurrentApprovedFinancialTarget% Exp. asper BudgetYear30536 30.54 30536 30.54 100%(x) When were the textbooks actually received anddistributed in the district? Any instruction/circularsreceived from the SPO office in this respect?Information is to be obtained from DPO of districtvisited by MI. A copy of the circular/ instructionsissued by SPO to DPO in this respect be enclosedalong with the Monitoring Report.(xi) Is there any delay in distribution of the textbooks To be verified in the schools/EGS/AIE centres(textbooks are to be distributed within one month of visited by MI. Reasons for delay be verified at DPOopening of the schools)? If there was delay, the and SPO by MI.reasons for the delay. Indicate the date of distributionand date of opening of schools in the district visited.Textbooks were distributed in the second half of July.Only one school have reported delay in distribution of text book, reason is printing and providing ofbooks from above.117 out of 133 schools were opened on July 1, 2008, 6 in June 23.(xii) Whether free textbooks have been distributed for all To be verified in the schools/EGS/AIE centressubjects and for all classes and to all eligible children? visited by MI. Reasons for non supply of textbooks,if any, for all subjects and all classes be verified atDPO and SPO by MI.Free text book distributed only primary and middle school children only.(d) School grants:(xi) Total number of schools district-wise in primary and upper primary to whomschool grants are approved for the current financial year? Have these fundsreleased to the districts, if so when (the school grants are to be received by theschool within two months of opening)? Whether any guidelines have been issuedto the schools on how to utIlize this grant?Information to be obtainedfrom SPO office and to beupdated from the DPO indistricts visited by MI. Acopy of the guidelines is tobe enclosed with theMonitoring Report.110