Local bodies to foot internet bills of TN government schools

CHENNAI: With the Centre withholding its share of Samagra Shiksha funds to Tamil Nadu, the state government has shifted the burden of paying internet bills of government schools from the school education department to the respective local bodies.

As per a government order issued in this regard earlier this week, the school education department said it needed a total of Rs 189.1 crore for managing internet bills in government schools and one-time installation charges, which are also added to these bills.