Like our Facebook Page

news details

1.73 cr special assistance to cash rich private schools Govt fails to probe previous Govt's unwarranted largesse 11/20/2015 12:16:34 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 19: As the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has revealed that previous Jammu and Kashmir government had diverted Rs 1.73 crore special assistance to three private schools and termed the diversion as misutilization of funds, the PDP-BJP Government failed to probe the reason to divert the huge amount to well-off private schools. It was the previous government that diverted Rs 1.73 crore special plan assistance from Centre to three private educational institutions in Kashmir and Ladakh regions. The funds were not utilized for the purpose for which the funds were released by the central government. Minister of State for Education, Culture and Information Priya Sethi on record had said that the government will probe the matter, however sources said that till date no such probe has been ordered by the government. Officials in the education department said that the government should order an immediate probe to find out what prompted the previous government to divert the funds to the well-off private schools when it's own schools were in dire need of the assistance. 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

top stories of the day

Mian Altaf in soup for misusing funds, backdoor appointments Displaced KP family's lone bread earner 'assassinated' Naeem Akther targets teachers from Jammu region Will Tariq Karra be Gul Shah of PDP? Kishtwar: ACR's driver, PDP activist enter exam hall Nepotism in SWD: Project Officer goes out of way to 'empower' CDPO 7 years on, J&K's mega food park still pipe-dream Poor state of health care mocks at state of states award Non locals, unmarried, influential issued multiple ration cards Would Deputy CM Act? Mehbooba's elevation to top post would rejuvenate PDP A case of "teasing" of a woman cop inside police station OOPS! Sr police officer's cellphone doesn't have incoming facility JU fails to maintain record of employees Sinking differences, seniors finally relieve 2 "controversial" SHOs 1.73 cr special assistance to cash rich private schools Khurshid-Aiyer episode Seeking another communal partition Kashmir's 'tainted' faces are Tourism Advisory Board members Despite ban in place, cutting of hills goes unabated in North Kashmir Srinagar shopkeepers aghast over rent hike Jammu drivers play vulgar music in mini buses Out of 37, Jammu artisans get 4 stalls Beigh unlikely to be inducted in state cabinet Cabinet constitutes CSC to implement NFSA in JK XEn PMGSY clarifies

STOCK UPDATE

BSE Sensex NSE Nifty

CRICKET UPDATE