Association sets record straight
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 24 2013:
The All Manipur School Management & Development Committee Association (AMSMADCA) today termed the charges and allegations on AMSMADCA for failure of implementation of civil works under SSA as "Pseudo SMDC" by DESAM in a press statement in the local dailies on July 21 as shockingly unfortunate.
Expressing this in its press release, AMSMADCA stated that SSA funds had been diverted to provide salaries to the ADC teachers by the State Govt in 2011.Funds under SSA for the year 2012 is being attempted for diversion and deviation to the Engineering Wing (Edn/S) .
Funds for 2013 cannot be obtained due to failure to produce Utilization Certificate (UC) due to unwanted political interference.
All these adversely affect the people of Manipur taking a heavy toll on the children's Right To Education.
However the already available fund under SSA (2012-13) is still intact because the effort of this Association with the judicial help of the Gauhati High Court (now Manipur High Court), it added.
The release also said, the Association is only fighting against such anomalies and incongruencies as stated because fund flow under SSA to this State will inevitably cause total cessation.
AMSMADCA has nothing to gain nor it is possible to benefit whether the fund is deposited to the Engineering Wing (Edn/S) or implemented through the State Mission Authority (SMA) under SSA.
Any new program under SSA should have due approval from the Project Approval Board (PAB) in New Delhi and any thus approved cannot be even slightly altered in any State all over India.
It is surprising beyond shock as to why the State Govt can never comprehend this fact and situation, it said.