Schools receive aid for upgrading works

(Front row, from third left) Kamalanathan and Shaari taking a group photo with representatives from the 14 Tamil schools after a mock cheque presentation ceremony at the state Education Department in Bukit Jambul.

FOURTEEN Tamil primary schools in Penang received RM505,000 in allocation under the Education Ministry’s phase nine of the ‘Pakej Rancangan Khas 2013’.

Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan said the aid was mainly for the upgrading and repair of the schools.