MOE: Contractors had to bid for boarding schools catering deals
The Education Ministry has refuted allegations that the catering costs for students catering contract in government-run boarding schools were slashed.
In a statement today, the ministry said students were all fed based on a menu designed to comply with the Health Ministry's requirements.
Following this, catering contracts were awarded after a competitive bidding and screening process.
The ministry said the value of contracts will be different based on the number of students catered for and the location of the school.
"For example, the higher the number of students, the cheaper the cost of the contract (per head).
"The further the school is from urban centres, the more expensive the contract will be," said the ministry.
Two days ago, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak wrote on Twitter that the federal government was spending RM14.50 for food per student in boarding schools, down from RM18.
"BN never done so in the past," he wrote.
Simply put..take away the cronies, the middlemen and the various level of corruption and either ban or get rid of negotiated contracts which has been normal under BN and be transparent with proper tendering process. I am sure there will be a 30 to 50% savings for the rakyat on every public project.
Why cut costs , should increase quality instead. dumbasses
Tak terlintas kepala hotak kau pembohong. Yang kau potong budget MOE, kau suruh boarding school student balik ke rumah on weekends tu apa. Kalau dah pencuri tu dah tentu akan terus berbohong. Teruskan lah berbohong sebab orang2 asli Cemeron Highlands dan orang2 FeLDA yg dungu tu masih percaya kat kau!