The Times of India 20.11.2009
PCMC's secondary schools to get Rs 13 crore grant
PUNE: The state government has approved a grant of Rs 13 crore for the secondary schools run by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). This is the highest allocation approved for any single year.
Vishnu Jadhav, secondary education officer, told TOI that the PCMC has received Rs 6 crore as the first instalment of the grant.
The PCMC runs 18 secondary schools, out of which 15 are fully aided while three are unaided. The civic body receives grants for the aided schools for payment of salaries and other works.
Jadhav said that the secondary education department usually gets annual grants between Rs 3 crore and 5 crore. It is not mandatory on the government to give the entire amount of grant every year. It gives grants as per the availability of funds. Two years' dues are pending since 2006-07.
