Ultimatum served for rectification of SSA irregularities
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 23, 2013:
All Manipur School Management and Development Committee Association (AMSMADCA), Manipur has served an ultimatum giving 15 days' time to the Principal Secretary, Education (S) for immediate rectification of various anomalies and discrepancies in the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and warned of launching State-wide agitation if necessary corrective measures were not made within the given deadline.
In the ultimatum, AMSMADC strongly denounced the move of the State Government to engage contractors for civil works under SSA and said that it is shocked to learn that the Additional State Project Director, SMA/SSA has served an order on December 10 to all the concerned regarding formation of Adhoc School Management and Development Committee which is against the SSA guidelines in general and the order issued by Principal Secretary (Edn/S) on April 15, 2011 in particular.
The association viewed the unwarranted development as heavily biased and inconsiderate in the context of the SSA regular norms and as a deliberate attempt to bureaucratize the whole system and noted that SSA funds for 2013-14 could not be availed due to such interferences.
Prolonging the irregularities may result in total wipe out SSA from Manipur, the Association cautioned.