This is an interesting news release by Bernama. There’s no mention of when the allocation was approved or whether its an repeat news. As we know, the previous allocation were insufficient due to increase in construction material costs. Its this kind of half-baked news that cause people to question or look down on the authorities. I guess we are expected to be thankful/grateful/be-a-fool for this allocation (average of RM1.625 million per school) . Maybe should sing praises and kowtow as well, is it?
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The government has allocated RM130 million to repair and upgrade 80 Tamil schools nationwide, Deputy Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk M. Saravanan said.
He said the projects were in various stages of implementation and expected to be completed within two years.
“I believe that with the allocation, infrastructure problems faced by Tamil schools can be overcome,” he told reporters after opening the SRJK (T) Jalan Fletcher’s sports carnival here today.
Saravanan, a former student of the school, said there were 15 Tamil schools in Kuala Lumpur and except for one, which is under a church management in Sentul, there was no problem channelling assistance to the other schools.
He said Tamil schools needed the government’s assistance especially in providing the infrastructure to ensure a conducive teaching and learning atmosphere in line with the vision to create quality human capital.
Saravanan said he was confident that under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, there would be changes to 523 Tamil schools in the country. — Bernama