1st Aug 08 - 31st Jan 09

255(xxvi Total number of schools district-wise in primary and upperprimary to whom school grants are approved for the currentfinancial year? Have these funds released to the districts, ifso when (the school grants are to be received by the schoolwithin two months of opening)? Whether any guidelinesInformation to be obtainedfrom SPO office and to beupdated from the DPO indistricts visited by MI. Acopy of the guidelines is tohave been issued to the schools on how to utilize this be enclosed with thegrant?Monitoring Report.The Data from SPO (status till December 2008)School ContingencyPhysicalTargetPhysicalAchiev.FinancialTargetFinancialAchiev.%Achiev.1484 1424 81.16 78.16 96%Building Maintenance grantPhysicalTargetPhysicalAchiev.FinancialTargetFinancialAchiev.%Achiev.1392 1392 104.40 104.40 100%(xxvii Whether the DPO has released funds for school grants @Rs. 2000/- per school to the school/VEC/SMC accounts, ifso when? The number of schools to whom releases havebeen made? Has DPO circulated guidelines to the schoollevel for utilization of the school grant?(xxviii Has the DPO made centralized purchases for schools out ofthe school grant? If so, for what purpose and what is theamount utilized?Information to be obtainedfrom DPO in district visitedby MI and to be verified inschools visited by MI. Acopy of the guidelines is tobe enclosed in theMonitoring Report.Information to be obtainedfrom DPO of districtsvisited by MI.255