Monday 15 January 2024
Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape, presenting a dummy cheque of K213.4 million to the Minister for Education, Hon. Jimmy Uguro on Tuesday, 9 January 2024.
The Government has released K213.4 million of Government Tuition Fund Free Subsidy (GTFS) to cover Term one of this school year.
The Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape, presented a dummy cheque of K213.4 million to the Minister for Education in a press conference on Tuesday 9 January 2024.
The Minister for Education, Hon. Jimmy Uguro, when thanking the Marape-Rosso government, expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for prioritising education, in ensuring funds for Term one are released early to the Department.
Minister Uguro thanked the government on behalf of 1.4 million students and 62,822 teachers in more than 13,000 schools nationwide.
He called on the school administrations to use the funds to prepare for the beginning of Term one.
Minister Uguro also urged all school administrations to acquit these monies and provide quarterly reports to the Department, through the Provincial Education Offices in order to receive tuition fee payments.
“Parents and the community have the right to ask School Boards to account and acquit these public funds every time and anytime.”
Meanwhile, Minister Uguro has further called on all teachers nationwide to remain calm and neutral and allow those managing the Alesco system to fix the tax cut issue and pay their dues next payday.
“Our neutrality is very important to show our commitment to the education of our country’s future,” he said.