{"id":51381,"date":"2021-10-12T09:25:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T06:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=51381"},"modified":"2021-10-12T09:25:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T06:25:09","slug":"ministry-of-education-tasks-local-governments-on-capitation-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/ministry-of-education-tasks-local-governments-on-capitation-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Education tasks local governments on capitation grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-originalfontsize=\"16pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"21.33333396911621\">By Damali Mukhaye<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-originalfontsize=\"16pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"21.33333396911621\">The Ministry of Education has asked the local government to release payment of capitation grants to schools and institutions in line with the phased re-opening plan 2021\/2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-originalfontsize=\"16pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"21.33333396911621\">In a circular dated October 7<sup data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"17.77777671813965\">th<\/sup> from the ministry\u2019s Permanent Secretary, Ketty Lamaro, the funds for decentralised health institutions should have been fully released to facilitate their operation because they reopened last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-originalfontsize=\"16pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"21.33333396911621\">She says the funds for decentralised tertiary institutions should also be released quickly to enable them to prepare for reopening on 1<sup data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"17.77777671813965\">st<\/sup> November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-originalfontsize=\"16pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"21.33333396911621\">Lamaro adds that the capitation grants for primary and secondary schools are to be released two weeks prior to reopening which is expected in January next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-originalfontsize=\"16pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"21.33333396911621\">Institutions that are meant to receive the grants have been asked to ensure that they budget for and purchase consumables for implementation of the Standard Operating Procedures within the planned period.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Damali Mukhaye The Ministry of Education has asked the local government to release payment of capitation grants to schools and institutions in line with the phased re-opening plan 2021\/2022. In a circular dated October 7th from the ministry\u2019s Permanent Secretary, Ketty Lamaro, the funds for decentralised health institutions should have been fully released to facilitate their operation because they reopened last month. She says the funds for decentralised tertiary institutions should also be released quickly to enable them to prepare for reopening on 1st November. Lamaro adds that the capitation grants for primary and secondary schools are to be released two weeks prior to reopening which is expected in January next year. 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