Release additional funding of Rs 104 crores: Meghalaya SSA School Association

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SHILLONG: The Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers of the State under the umbrella of Meghalaya SSA School Association (MSSASA) has asked the State government to release the amount of Rs 104 crores which is the additional funding to be made by the government which has not been released since 2018.

MSSASA president Aristotle Rymbai said that over and above the state government's share of 10 percent towards the flagship programme it has to shell out an additional fund which comes to approximately – Rs. 28 crores per year for Lower Primary Schools and approximately Rs. 3 crore per year for Upper Primary, so as to fulfil the capping norms as required by the central government after the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan was introduced in 2018.

The MSSASA president said that the State Education Minister, Lahkmen Rymbui should not be confused between the Rs. 104 crore and the contingency fund released by the state government to the tune of Rs 80 crore. "We want a clarification from the state government why it is still not releasing this amount of Rs. 104 crore for the last three years," Rymbui said.

It may be mentioned that the SSA teachers of the state has not received their salaries for the last six months.

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