![]() THE second-semester payments of fees for students in higher education institutions under the Tertiary Education Student Assistance Scheme (Tesas) are delayed because of the Covid-19 and rescheduling of school calendars and timetables, Fr Jan Czuba says. The Papua New Guinea Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) secretary said because of the strain on the economy, the department had to wait until the supplementary budget was passed before they could access funds to make payments to tertiary institutions. He said the other factor that delayed the payment was the reports from tertiary institutions on the number of students under Tesas continuing into the second semester.
“The semesters didn’t finish as usual. It was delayed and when they finished the semester and submitted the report, the supplementary budget was on that time so we couldn’t get any money,” Fr Czuba said. “When the supplementary budget was approved, it took two weeks for the Department of Planning and Treasury to put it into the system. “Then we had to look at the reports we received from all the institutions and which students were continuing for Tesas in the second semester. “Then we released all the money,” he said. Fr Czuba said claims that the Government had not released funds was incorrect. “The students should understand that the whole world was affected by the Covid-19 so our Government had to freeze all the financial activities and wait for the supplementary budget,” he said. “Institutions cannot expect us to release the money immediately when they give the acquittals during the time when we were doing the supplementary budget. “Everyone who is on Tesas will still get their money.” “All acquittals from tertiary institutions and reports for students progressing to semester two have been submitted and payments were made accordingly.” Statement/TheNational/PNGEducationNews Next : School Children Told To Consider Becoming Pilots Comments are closed.
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