Senator S.Ramakrishnan,
The name list of schools which were allocated funds under the 100 million from budget 2012 was released around second week of October 2012. Ministry of Education manages the funds to award jobs to its own contractors and Suria Cooperative nominated contractors to built, renovate and repair work in Tamil schools. Funds to Tamil school are not easily available. But when it finally arrives does it serve the purpose? This is the question Tamil school headmasters and newly formed school boards of governors are asking. Many of these contractors subcontract their work to other contractors. Ministry may award the contract for a certain amount but the actual work done will be very much less than contract value.
Ministry of Education allocated Rm50000 for repair work in one Tamil school located in Sepang. A contract for RM40000 was awarded to one nominated contractor. This contactor sub- contracted the repair work for RM20000 to another contractor. This sub-contractor will take his own profit and delivery the job may be worth RM15000. For a job estimated RM50000 was finally completed for RM15000. What kind of work would be done for RM15000? Does this solve the school problem? But the MIC/BN ministers will go around town hoodwinking everybody that they have given RM50000 for a Tamil which in actual fact only received work for RM15000. This is not a one off but common story in government contracts.
Let’s take another school as an example of the dilemma faced by Tamil Schools. The SJK (T) Ladang Semenyih, wants to built a 3 storey building with 12 classrooms, 1 resource classroom, 1 multimedia classroom, 1 meeting and operation room, 1 living skills classroom, 1 art classroom, 1 counseling room, 1 prefect room, 1 cooperative classroom, 1 treatment room, 1 recovery room, 6 male and 6 female toilets, 1 gents and 1 ladies toilet. Private contractors are willing to build for RM1.7 milliom.
But the ministry of Education is sending a contractor to this school to build 2 storey building with 6 classrooms for RM1.5 million. This clearly shows that what the school needs and what the ministry of education provides are not the same. Once they have built the 2 storey building with 6 classrooms, the particular Tamil school has to manage their own problem. After spending RM1.5 the school is nowhere near solving their problem. Government contractors charging much higher price for work compared to private contractors. Why not Ministry of Education provide RM1.7 million to this school board to build instead of sending contractors?
It is common knowledge that there is no department for Tamil schools in ministry of education to plan and implement. As far as Tamil and Chinese schools are concerned the ministry of Education deals with MIC and MCA. Ministry of Education is only for national schools. After March 2008 the ministry of Education has roped in NGOs to liaise and plan for vernacular schools. All the talk of championing and protecting Tamil and Chinese schools by BN are big bluff.
With the support of Selangor state government many Tamil schools have formed board of governors. MIC copied this initiative and are now implementing in schools outside Selangor. Boards of governors are educated and well informed people who want to contribute in the development of Tamil schools. Board comprises of 3 old boys, 3 members of the PIBG, 3 donors and 3 trustees. They are in a better position to contribute to develop and maintain the school infrastructure and facilities compared to Tamil school PIBG. Chinese schools had their boards since 1960s. Ministry of Education should empower, delicate work and liaise with school board of governors. MIC is incapable of doing this small feat. Therefore the community must voice loud and clear to send this message.
The name list of schools which were allocated funds under the 100 million from budget 2012 was released around second week of October 2012. Ministry of Education manages the funds to award jobs to its own contractors and Suria Cooperative nominated contractors to built, renovate and repair work in Tamil schools. Funds to Tamil school are not easily available. But when it finally arrives does it serve the purpose? This is the question Tamil school headmasters and newly formed school boards of governors are asking. Many of these contractors subcontract their work to other contractors. Ministry may award the contract for a certain amount but the actual work done will be very much less than contract value.
Ministry of Education allocated Rm50000 for repair work in one Tamil school located in Sepang. A contract for RM40000 was awarded to one nominated contractor. This contactor sub- contracted the repair work for RM20000 to another contractor. This sub-contractor will take his own profit and delivery the job may be worth RM15000. For a job estimated RM50000 was finally completed for RM15000. What kind of work would be done for RM15000? Does this solve the school problem? But the MIC/BN ministers will go around town hoodwinking everybody that they have given RM50000 for a Tamil which in actual fact only received work for RM15000. This is not a one off but common story in government contracts.
Let’s take another school as an example of the dilemma faced by Tamil Schools. The SJK (T) Ladang Semenyih, wants to built a 3 storey building with 12 classrooms, 1 resource classroom, 1 multimedia classroom, 1 meeting and operation room, 1 living skills classroom, 1 art classroom, 1 counseling room, 1 prefect room, 1 cooperative classroom, 1 treatment room, 1 recovery room, 6 male and 6 female toilets, 1 gents and 1 ladies toilet. Private contractors are willing to build for RM1.7 milliom.
But the ministry of Education is sending a contractor to this school to build 2 storey building with 6 classrooms for RM1.5 million. This clearly shows that what the school needs and what the ministry of education provides are not the same. Once they have built the 2 storey building with 6 classrooms, the particular Tamil school has to manage their own problem. After spending RM1.5 the school is nowhere near solving their problem. Government contractors charging much higher price for work compared to private contractors. Why not Ministry of Education provide RM1.7 million to this school board to build instead of sending contractors?
It is common knowledge that there is no department for Tamil schools in ministry of education to plan and implement. As far as Tamil and Chinese schools are concerned the ministry of Education deals with MIC and MCA. Ministry of Education is only for national schools. After March 2008 the ministry of Education has roped in NGOs to liaise and plan for vernacular schools. All the talk of championing and protecting Tamil and Chinese schools by BN are big bluff.
With the support of Selangor state government many Tamil schools have formed board of governors. MIC copied this initiative and are now implementing in schools outside Selangor. Boards of governors are educated and well informed people who want to contribute in the development of Tamil schools. Board comprises of 3 old boys, 3 members of the PIBG, 3 donors and 3 trustees. They are in a better position to contribute to develop and maintain the school infrastructure and facilities compared to Tamil school PIBG. Chinese schools had their boards since 1960s. Ministry of Education should empower, delicate work and liaise with school board of governors. MIC is incapable of doing this small feat. Therefore the community must voice loud and clear to send this message.
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