SMDC Assn flays attempt to divert SSA fund
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 13 2013 :
All Manipur School Management & Development Committee Association (SMDC Association), Manipur has taken strong exception to the alleged attempt of the state government to divert the funds allocated for civil work under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to the Engineering Wing (Edn/s) .
Citing para 90.1 and para 91.3 of the Manual on Financial Management and Procurement and para 26.1 of Framework of Implementation, SMDC Association asserted that SSA funds can never be diverted in any form and that no contractors can be engaged in the construction of Civil Works under SSA.
The attempt of the government of Manipur to deviate/ divert the said fund is not only illegal but a deliberate attempt to deprive the benefits under the Right to Education-2009 (RTE) Act to the people, the Association said, while exerting pressures on the state government to release pending funds under SSA immediately.