Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email While its good to hear that Selangor government is allocating RM4 million for Tamil schools next year, the news that 8 schools are having low enrolment is a cause for concern. Why aren’t the schools relocated like those Chinese schools? Even today’s paper mentioned about relocation of a chinese primary school from Bagan Hylam to Bukit Tinggi 3, Klang with expected enrolment of 1500! The school got free land and RM1 million from developer while government giving RM3 million.
But Tamil schools? Not many developer want to give land. And government not giving enough funds to build buildings that cater for large number of students. The money given is barely enough for population of few hundred students only. After few years, overcrowded.
THE Selangor government has allocated RM4mil in next year’s budget for the development of Tamil schools, reported Malaysia Nanban in its editorial.
It, however, added that eight Tamil schools in Selangor may be closed due to low enrolment.
Education, Welfare and Research Foundation president S. Pasupathy said during a press conference that six schools in the Batang Berjuntai area have fewer than 30 students.
“If Selangor faced this situation, there is a possibility that other Tamil schools could be facing the same problem,” he added.
Pasupathy asked Indian organisations to get parents to send their children to Tamil schools, otherwise the continued existence of Tamil schools could be affected.
