Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email I’m still confused over the allocation given to Tamil schools. No reply from Dr S Subra after I emailed him. Anyway, since everyone saying its RM130 million, so be it. I guess the second stimulus package allocation (RM300 million) is not equally divided.
The Sun provided following breakdown of the allocation released so far:
RM80 million, of which RM50 million comes from the first stimulus package and the rest from the Ministry of Finance allocation, was distributed by PM Najib as follows for 374 Tamil schools from eight states and Kuala Lumpur:
[I calculated the average per school for reference]
> Johor: 56 schools to get RM8.65 mil [ RM154k/school]
> Kedah: 49 schools (RM12.2 mil) [RM248.9k]
> Malacca: 13 schools (RM2.66 mil) [204.6k]
> Negeri Sembilan: 47 schools (RM1 mill) [21.3k]
> Pahang: 26 schools (RM5.28 mil) [203k]
> Perak: 85 schools (RM13.2 mil) [155.3k]
> Penang: 22 school (RM5.9 mil) [268k]
> Selangor: 67 schools (RM25.16 mil) [375.5k]
> Kuala Lumpur: 9 schools (RM5.86 mil) [651.1k]
If you total up the amount, its RM 79.91 million.
According to ex-Education Minister Hishamuddin, the money will be disbursed through the Public Works Department (PWD) as it is the most effective method, since not all schools have board of governors. All projects must be completed by the end of the year.
“We want to do it in the quickest way possible and the PWD has the necessary expertise,” he said after Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak presented the allocation to Tamil school representatives from several states at the ministry.
“But if the boards of the Tamil schools are ready next time, then by all means we can go through them.”
In an immediate response, Tamil School Headmasters Association general secretary M.S. Muthiah said he was thankful for the allocation.
“Many of the schools are in rural areas so the allocation will help improve the conditions there,” he said.
Perhaps MIC wants back Work Ministry so that it could monitor the usage of the funds properly and to avoid unnecessary leakages.
