Clarify school fund administration, ministry urged


Compiled by HANIS ZAINAL, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN

INDIAN parents have urged the Education Ministry to clarify the responsibilities of Tamil school headmasters and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in administering funds provided, reported Malaysia Nanban.

Many Tamil schools have reportedly received between RM20,000 and RM300,000 from the government for repairs and refurbishment.While school headmasters are tasked with deciding how to spend the money given to each school, they sometimes face interference from the PTAs, some parents who spoke to the daily claimed.

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