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Govt to probe assistance to 3 private schools 6/26/2015 11:50:54 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 26 : Days after a news based on Comptroller and Auditor General of India's (CAG) report stating that the former state government had diverted Rs 1.73 crore special assistance to three private schools, the incumbent government intends to dig deep into the issue. "The previous government diverted Rs 1.73 crore special plan assistance from Centre to three private educational institutions in Kashmir and Ladakh regions. But it seems that the funds were not utilized for the purpose for which the funds were released by the central government. We will probe the matter and investigate what was the reason behind the diversion of funds," Minister of State for Education, Culture and Information Priya Sethi said. She said those found responsible for the misutilization of funds will be dealt severely. "When government's own schools were in need of financial assistance, be it the salaries of teachers or the other things, what prompted the previous government to divert the funds to the well-off private schools," she asked. She said that instead of clearing the salaries of the teachers they have given undue benefit to the private schools. "What I observe that previous government have created mess in the education sector and was not able to produce single utilization certificate to the GOI," she said and added that the government will also investigate where these Private schools have utilized this amount," she added. It is to mention here that as per the CAG March 31 2014 report, the then National Conference led government diverted Rs 1.73 crore special plan assistance from Centre for state-run schools to three private educational institutions in Kashmir and Ladakh regions resulting in mis-utilisation of funds. "The payment of unjustified cash assistance to (three) private schools from out of special plan assistance from Government of India for improvement and up gradation of infrastructure in government schools resulted in misutilisation of Rs 1.73 crores," Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for the year ended March 31, 2014 revealed. The report said that Rs one crore was disbursed to Tyndale Biscoe School Tangmarg (Baramulla district), Rs ten lakh to Good Shepherd School Pulwama and Rs 63 lakh to Islamia Public School Leh.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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