Question : GRANTS IN AID TO AICURD



(a) whether a proposal submitted by All India Centre for Urban And Rural DevelopmenttAICURD),Assam towards sanction of grant-in-aid for setting up of Non-residential School as well as Typing,shorthand & TV repairing training centre is pending in the Government since 2000-01 for clearance;

(b) if so, the details thereof and reasons for delay; and

(c) the time by which these are likely to be cleared?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JLISTICE AND EMPOWERMENT(SMT. SUBBULAKSHMI JAGADEESAN)

(a) to (c) The proposal for setting up of Non-residential School was considered in the year 2006 but was not approved in view of high SC female literacy rate in the Golaghat District,Assam.

The grant in respect of Typing, shorthand 8c TV repairing training center for 2000-01 had been released by the Government in April,2001.However,the grants have not been released to the Organization since 2001-02 due to various reasons,such as;

# Non-receipt of clarification from the Government of Assamjn time for the year 2001-02.

# Non-receipt of inspection reports from the State Government for the years from 2002-03 to 2004-05.

# Initial inspection report for 2005-06 not in prescribed proforma.

# Non-receipt of recommendations of the Grant-in-aid Committee of the State Government for the years 2006-07 & 2007-08 as per the new policy.

# The case is now time barred.