Dilapidated schools: PAC gives Education Ministry two months to implement four recommendations

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given the Ministry of Education (MoE) a two-month deadline to respond to and implement four recommendations...

PM Anwar affirms federal govt's obligation in fulfilling state allocations after PAS-led Terengganu accuses Putrajaya of 'cruelty' for oil payment arrearsPAC chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the four recommendations to be implemented by the MoE include the introduction of the nationwide ‘Zero Dilapidated School Buildings’ programme to create a safe and conducive environment for teaching and learning.

“The Steering Committee for the Redevelopment of Dilapidated School Buildings, chaired by the MoE, needs to be empowered to more effectively address the problems of dilapidated schools,” she said at a press conference at the Parliament lobby today. Mas Ermieyati said the committee also noted delays in the ministry’s approval of projects to rebuild dilapidated schools, resulting in change notices that worsened existing damage and added new requirements.

 

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