Disbursement of RM32m allocation from next month

Kota Kinabalu: The State Government is expected to disburse its annual allocation of RM32 million to non-Islamic religious bodies, Chinese schools and mission schools starting next month, said Special Tasks Minister Datuk Teo Chee Kang. He said the State Government hoped to complete the disbursement of funds by the end of September this year so that the schools would have time to plan ahead for their maintenance or development projects to be carried out during the year end holidays.

Teo, who chairs the State Government Annual Allocation for Non-Islamic Religious Bodies, Chinese and Mission Schools Committee, said the allocation would be disbursed in five locations, namely Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Sandakan, Keningau and Tawau.

He said the schools had requested the State Government to disburse the allocation as soon as possible in order for them to prepare for construction or maintenance projects during the year end school holidays.

"It was indeed a little late to disburse the allocation in November last year, so we hope to get it done by September this year," Teo said after leading his committee members to inspect nine schools and non-Islamic religious bodies in Kota Kinabalu and Penampang on Wednesday.

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He said the State Government has moved the application deadline for the annual allocation for non-Islamic religious bodies, Chinese and mission schools from the end of May last year to the end of April this year.

"The committee has held five meetings to evaluate the applications and we have reached the final stage of our work."

Teo said the 'turun padang' inspection by the committee was necessary to understand the actual needs of the religious bodies or schools, as well as because some applicants have failed to submit their report on how last year's allocation has been utilised.

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In the process of evaluating the applications from religious bodies, Teo said the committee still found some places of worship to be under private property ownership or located in housing estates.

"We cannot approve places of worship that are operating out of private properties or residential areas."

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