Entertainment
Lifestyle
Business
Sports
Health
Politics
Blockchain
Search
Facebook
Twitter
Google
LinkedIn
YouTube
Dribbble
South Asian Insider
Home
India
South Asia
International
Videos
Picture Gallery
Opinion and Editorial
Epaper
Latest Epaper
Old Issues
View Details
<< Back
UP govt to recover Rs 900 crores from teachers using fake degrees to get jobs
As many as 2823 teachers employed by government schools in Uttar Pradesh as far back as 2004-05 used fake degrees issued by the Agra University, more popularly known as the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University.
Agra University, more popularly known as Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University is one of the oldest varsities in India. The university, however, has been making headlines lately for all the wrong reasons. It has now come to light that as many as 2823 teachers employed by government schools in Uttar Pradesh as far back as 2004-05 used fake degrees issued by the Agra University. The state government has decided to recover salaries paid to these teachers, which amounts to an estimated Rs 900 crores.
Renuka Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary in the UP Basic Education Department has ordered that FIRs be filed against these teachers by July 3, a senior staffer at the Agra University told India Today. Kumar has also directed officials to recover the salaries paid to these teachers, the staffer added. After an inquiry by the ATS revealed this to be a massive scandal, block development officers (BDOs) of all concerned blocks were instructed to recover the salaries paid out to these teachers to date. However, the latest order by the UP Basic Education Department was issued after the BDOs were found feigning interest in the matter. Inputs suggest that 930 assistant teachers have been terminated from services while action is pending against 450 others. Officials believe that each teacher involved in the scandal is liable to pay Rs 60 lakh back to the state government. Agra alone accounts for 249 of these teachers, 24 of whom have been fired and FIRs filed against them.
"Several teachers have sent applications to the Agra University to get their degrees verified and every application is being followed up closely. However, most degrees probed by the SIT, were found to be fake," the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University staffer revealed.
ENTERTAINMENT
LATEST UPDATES
A far-right rally left Sweden burning. What sparked off the protests?
The protests started after the leader of the anti immigration and anti-Islam group Stram Kurs, the Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan announced ...
UK PM Johnson facing new ‘partygate’ claims ahead of India visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing new allegations on Monday around “partygate”, the scandal surrounding government officials breaching co...
Lack of traceability of weapons supplied to Ukraine could be a concern for US
With no American or Nato troops on the ground, the Joe Biden-led US administration has no way of knowing how the arms it is supplying to Ukraine are b...
What is XE variant of corona virus, and why you need not worry about it-at least for now
XE variant of coronavirus: Suspected to have infected a patient in Mumbai, it is a sub variant of Omicron. So far, there is no indication that it is m...
US sanctions Russia’s Sberbank, Putin’s kids, bans investment US sanctions Russia’s Sberbank, Putin’s kids, bans investment
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday also announced new enforcement actions to disrupt and prosecute criminal Russian activity The United States ...
Jill Biden Praises Indian-American Entrepreneur On Silicon Valley Visit
The First Lady, during a closed-door meeting with some of the top Democratic Party leaders in Silicon Valley, mentioned the name of Indian-American en...
Russia-Ukraine war
India may rank among worst hit emerging economies, say analysts The oil price spike is also expected to pressure the government to lower fuel levie...
Russia-Ukraine war
India may rank among worst hit emerging economies, say analysts The oil price spike is also expected to pressure the government to lower fuel levie...
Assembly election 2022 Result
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scored big in the assembly elections, winning four out of five states with a comfortable majority except goa and Aam ...
Two Indian-Origin Men Charged For Breaking Singapore's Covid Rules
Singapore: Two Indian-origin men, were among a group of six persons, charged by a Singaporean court on Tuesday for breaching COVID-19 safety regulatio...
Advertisements