OPEPA has estimated to spend 2216 crore rupees for the current year. But nobody has been given charge to utilize it. The technical advisors of Sarbasikhya Abhijan in different blocks are already having crore of rupees in advance. Orders have been out that if they are not giving accounts then stop the salary. Still the funds have not been recovered. Likewise the Union government has allotted 8700 crore for the development of education from 2008 to 2015. Out of that fund the government has failed to spend 1182 crore. Out of the total fund 850 crore rupees have not been spend in the Sarbasikhya Abhijan and midday meal scheme.
Sources revealed that the union government had provided 5230 crore rupees from 2008-09 to 2015 but 4710 crore has been spend out of it. The RMSA scheme has also provided 732.28 crore and 278.67 crore under model school project and 92.64 crore for training for teachers. According to the recommendation of the 12th pay commission for the development if infrastructure of primary and middle schools the union government provided 92.47 crore in 2008-09 and 2009-10.
The Union government has provided 1722.58 crore for mid-day meal since 2011-2012. Rs 4. 4 is spent on each student for mid-day meal, the centre contributes Rs 2. 69 paisa whereas the state contributes Rs1.35. Rs1577.98 lakh has been spent and remaining Rs 327.27 crore is unused.
According to 13th Pay Commission Odisha has received 580 crore.