“All is not well in Education Zone Bhaderwah, Mass scale irregularities surfaces in violation of norms”
SHAFQAT SHAHEEN SHEIKH
Doda 27 May ……… It may strange sound but it’s true that Bhaderwah is loosing it’s sheen and morality of education in zone Bhaderwah where some officials, officers are running corrupt mafia under nook of some seniors that becames a question marks in education zone Bhaderwah.
“The Bhaderwah famous for its better performance in education sector and popularly known as Chota Kashmir and Kerala of Jammu and Kashmir that is having higher literacy rate across the state. But unfortunately some teachers are destroying this and putting the future of hundreds of students on stake as they have managed their internal deployment attachment in various Higher Secondary’s, High , Middle and Primary Schools by putting future poor students in dark.”
Highly placed source informed that , in Education Zone Bhaderwah, there is mass scale irregularities and misappropriation under SSA including construction of school buildings , kitchen sheds, toilets, playground , land acquired for schools under revenue records and in mid day meal distribution in Bhaderwah. In an impressive move to curb the menace of corruption from office , various teachers informed that Zonal Education Office Bhaderwah had became den of corruption and irregularities. Sources among which the mid day meal incharge teachers revealed that “there is rampant corruption in Education Zone Bhaderwah where Junior Assistants and Officials working as Mid day Meal incharge in ZEO Office Bhaderwah are demanding bribe from Mid Day Meal incharge teachers on payment of 5000 the officials demands 500/= and on 10000/= they demanded 1000 and accordingly so on as per the bills of mid day meal.” Source close to Correspondent relieved that some times the teachers pays this hefty amount to get their payments withdrawn but it is gross violation of norms to collect hefty amount under nook of some officers in Zone Bhaderwah.
Source added that in Education Zone Bhaderwah dozens of teachers are internally deployed and attached in others schools from their original place of posting that causes great inconvenience among poor students who can’t get basic quality education. In township of Bhaderwah various Lecturers , Masters and Teachers have also managed their internal deployment in Higher Secondary Schools falling in towns despite they are posted in other Higher Secondary Schools across Bhaderwah Zone . A randomly check out was made on the internal deployment reveals the fact that some institutions faces shortage of staff in rural areas and schools are being runned by single or two teachers and some schools are under surplus staff despite there is no official order against their attachment.
Source further added that Education Zone Bhaderwah is now becoming rampant of corruption that results the downfall in board exam results of students. Mid Day Meal incharge teachers had demanded personal intervention of Hon’ble Governor Satya Pal Malik and Director School Education Jammu Anuradha Gupta to constitute a team of dedicated officer soas Education Zone Bhaderwah could free from corruption.
It is important to mention that a week ago a mass scale corruption and running of corrupt mafia practices in Education Zone Drabshalla was exposed but the so-called Ex ZEO Drabshalla who happens to be I/C Headmaster of High school Dool had managed his posting as ZEO Drabshalla from 2018 under violation of norms and on behest of some politicians to provide undue benefits to some teachers where corrupt mafia was running on peak.
Locals urged upon District Development Commissioner Doda to initiate an inquiry in mass scale appropriation in education zone Bhaderwah soas the poor students can see their bright future.