Release Rs 163 Crore Pending Dues For Gurukul Schools: Bhatti
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has directed officials from the finance department to release Rs 163 crore towards pending dues related to SC and Minority Gurukul Educational Institutions — including diet charges, rent, and midday meal payments, immediately.
Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has directed officials from the finance department to release Rs 163 crore towards pending dues related to SC and Minority Gurukul Educational Institutions — including diet charges, rent, and midday meal payments, immediately.
On Wednesday, the Deputy Chief Minister held a review meeting at Praja Bhavan with officials from the finance department and Gurukul institutions.
Bhatti instructed that Rs 51.36 crore be released towards pending diet, rent, and other expenditures of all SC Gurukuls, hostels, and related institutions across the state.
Similarly, he ordered the release of Rs 47.61 crore towards pending diet and rent dues of minority Gurukuls and educational institutions. In addition, he told officials to release Rs 63.92 crore in pending payments related to midday meal scheme.
Recalling that the Congress government upon assuming office had increased diet expenditures by 40 per cent and cosmetic allocations by 200 per cent for Gurukul and hostel students, to ensure they should receive nutritious, diverse, and healthy food, Bhatti said, officials must not compromise on quality and strictly follow the government-prescribed menu.
He further instructed officials to inspect government educational institutions regularly as per a fixed calendar to review the facilities being provided to students. He directed that detailed reports of these visits be submitted by the administrators concerned.
Principal Secretary of the finance department, Sandeep Kumar Sultania and other officials attended the meeting.
