KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government has approved an allocation of RM78 million for Sabah to carry out repair works on 30 old and dilapidated schools in the state.

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said yesterday that the funding was for this year. He also said that they have adopted a new formula whereby the Sabah government will have an active role in monitoring the work status of the schools that are being repaired or replaced with a new one.