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( c ) Complaints have been made to the Corporation.
(B.L.C. Debates, Vol. XXV, p. 1092, dated 7th March 1929)
Secondary Schools : Grants-in-aid
Dr. P. G. Solanki for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Will Government be pleased to state—
( a ) the reasons why the question of reorganising the basis of assessing annual grants to Secondary Schools was not considered last year ;
( b ) whether there are any schools in the Presidency that have deserved special consideration from Government in point of receiving regular grants-in-aid ;
( c ) whether in assessing grants to Secondary Schools the Director of Public Instruction is invariably guided by the inspection reports of the Educational Inspectors ? If not, what is generally his standard of distributing annual grants to Secondary Schools ;
( d ) whether the Educational Department observe, in order to maintain the departmental standard of efficiency, some basis on which the aided Schools are’ expected to spend per capita annually, and the Government on the other hand are expected to share the corresponding cost ? If so, what is the minimum ratio between the cost to the Government and the institution according to the basis ;
( e ) the minimum number of years after which a Secondary School is given registration by the Education Department ;
( f ) the number of Secondary Schools of over 5 years’ standing that have not yet been permanently registered for grant-in-aid ?
The Honourable Moulvi Rafiuddin Ahmed : ( a ) Government were generally satisfied that the basis on which grants to Secondary Schools are assessed is sound.
( b ) Yes.
( c ) Grants are assessed according to the principles laid down in the Grantin-aid Code. In framing his estimate of the extent to which a particular school satisfies the requirements of the Grant-in-aid Code, the Director of Public Instruction is invariably guided by the reports of the Inspecting staff. The question in the latter portion does not therefore arise.
( d ) No definite standard of expenditure per capita is observed in assessing expenditure for grant. The system laid down in the Grant-in-aid Code provides for grants at the rate of one-third of the admitted expenditure being given to all schools which satisfy the requirements, subject to the funds allotted for the purpose permitting.
( e ) No minimum number of years is prescribed. Owing to lack of funds the registration of additional schools has been suspended.
( f ) About 110 schools.
(B.L.C. Debates, Vol. XXVIII, pp. 585-86, dated 27th February 1980)
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