Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email but she still did not answer the question on list of schools that are being helped. Is it on a ad-hoc basis based on first come first serve?
Anyway, it is well documented during the 9th Malaysian Plan (read it here, here or here) that there's no specific mention on allocation for vernacular schools. Thus it is puzzling that suddenly there's an allocation of 64++ million for Tamil schools only. And on top of that another 100 million? Hmm…Does YSS know about this? Since they were involved in providing input to the plan way back in 2005 ?
UPDATE: According to NST report below, Komala mentioned that the RM100 million fund allocated was for government-aided schools – meaning chinese, tamil and religious schools. Furthermore, she said 163 schools received 11.6 million so far, meaning average of RM71165 per school.
TAMIL schools in the country are not left unaided as claimed by some politicians.
Education Ministry parliamentary secretary P. Komala Devi said the welfare of vernacular schools had never been neglected. Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, RM64.8 million had been allocated for the renovation, restoration and upgrading of Tamil schools.
A RM100 million fund has also been set up for government-aided schools. Komala said 163 Tamil schools had received RM11.6 million from this fund.
To a supplementary question by S.K Devamany (BN-Cameron Highlands), she said the fact that a budget had been allocated showed that no one had been sidelined.
“Schools and students are also given grants, food, free textbooks and tuition vouchers,” she said.
| Gov't allocated RM64.84 mil for Tamil schools source: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/74740 |
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The government has allocated RM64.84 million for fully-aided government Tamil schools under the Ninth Malaysian Plan, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Education Ministry G Komala Devi said on top of that, another RM100 million has also been allocated for these schools by the government. "As of October, 163 government-aided Tamil schools have received RM11.6 million from the fund," she said. Komala (BN-Kapar) was replying to a query from K Devamany (BN-Cameron Highlands) who asked the education minister to state the mid-term achievement of the Ninth Malaysian Plan on developing the infrastructure of Tamil schools. In answering a supplementary question from Devamany, Komala said her ministry has an open mind and was always ready to assist all schools regardless of background and stream. Opposition easily confused Devamany asked if the ministry agreed with the accusation of a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department that the government does not care about the welfare of Tamil schools in the country. He was referring to PPP president M Kayveas who stated that the government has ignored the plight of Tamil schools. Komala said the ministry, besides allocating funds for a school's physical development, also provides grants for all students including free text books and tuition vouchers.
"Once, the education minister said that no Tamil and Chinese schools will be built under the plan, but every time a question is raised, ministry officials say that RM64.8 million has been allocated for Tamil schools. Where are the schools being built?" Kulasegaran asked. To this, Komala responded by saying that the opposition is often confused with statements issued by the government. "Although we have issued many statements, the opposition often goes back to a particular statement that is no more in standing. "I would like to stress here that the education minister has good relationship with Chinese leader (MCA president) Ong Ka Ting and Indian leader (MIC president) S Samy Vellu. Their views are often taken into consideration before any decision is made." |
M Kualasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat) asked Komala the reasons as to why the government has failed to provide the list of Tamil schools that will be built under the Ninth Malaysia Plan. 
