Cabinet nod to grant for non-aided +2 institutions

PATNA: The state cabinet on Friday approved the government’s proposal regarding the release of the grant for the 2014-16 academic session pertaining to 599 +2 level Intermediate colleges and 16 secondary schools under the scheme meant for the non-aided Intermediate colleges and secondary schools.
While the proposal had been put up by the education department, the cabinet also gave its approval to the proposal to increase the last date for the submission of the detailed reports by the non-aided Intermediate (+2) colleges and secondary schools concerned for their compliance with the criteria set for their affiliation for availing themselves of the grant under the scheme.
The last date has been extended from November 14, 2016 to December 31, 2020. The non-aided Intermediate colleges and secondary schools concerned had not submitted the reports regarding infrastructure and other requirements by November 14, 2016. The grants are given in proportion to the success of the boy and girl students in the examinations.
The need to extend the last date was felt because if it had not been done, then their academic sessions would have lapsed and no admission of students would have been possible.
The cabinet also gave its approval to the release of Rs9.90 crore for expenditure in 2020-21 on the construction of the State Ambedkar Residential High School at Motihara in Kishanganj district and the 560-bed residential school at Forbesganj (Araria), both meant for the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students. The cabinet also approved the revised estimate of the expenditure of Rs45.50 crore that would be incurred on the construction of the two residential schools.
The building construction department’s proposal to increase the fine on unauthorized occupation of the government quarters by the gazetted officers and Grade-III employees beyond the stipulated period of their allotment also got the cabinet nod. The fine has been increased from 15 times of the rental of the quarters at market value to 30 times (or six times the existing fine) for the period of unauthorized occupation of the quarters.
Monsoon session from Aug 3: The cabinet approved the government’s proposal to hold the four-day monsoon session of the state legislature from August 3 to August 6.