Construction at government schools halted as education department lacks funds

A school principal from Ludhiana, upon requesting anonymity, revealed that the block primary education officer (BPEO) asked them to not generate PPA..

Government schools have been waiting for nearly a month for money ,to keep the regular maintenance works, due to a lack of funds with the state education department.o)..

The education department has ordered the schools to stop generating PPAs, a receipt generated in the public financial management system (PFMS)..

After a particular work is done, the school initiates a transfer of funds to the vendor on the portal and generates a PPA, which then has to be submitted to the bank that carries the school account and the payment is completed after verification..

. While confirming the issue director general of school education, Punjab, Vinay Bublani, said, This was due to the pending disbursement of funds from the Centre under the Sarv Siksha Abhiyan..

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