A probe by the Commission for Investigation of
Abuse of Authority has shown around Rs 1 billion from the state coffers is
being misused annually on paper projects concerning schools in eight districts
in central Tarai.
The districts are Siraha, Saptari, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Bara,
Parsa, Sarlahi and Rautahat. The CIAA found that there are 608 schools that
exist only on paper but receive sizeable funds sought to meet imaginary costs
such as staff salary, textbooks and lunch packages to be distributed to
imaginary students.
नेपाली म पढ्न तल क्लिक गर्नुहोला।
नेपाली म पढ्न तल क्लिक गर्नुहोला।
The probe points to
fake students and teachers who were brought in from neighbouring Indian states
during inspections by authorities and the allocated funds were embezzled
piecemeal. Investigators found fake bills that were produced in collusion with
stakeholders including teachers, local politicians and education officials.
“When you look at documents, everything seems to be in order but
if you search for physical entities, they simply don't exist,” said CIAA
spokesman Shreedhar Sapkota.
A CIAA source said hundreds of local politicians, including
lawmaker Sanjaya Sah, have been charged with promoting the misuse of state
coffers by producing fake documents. “We are preparing to recover the money and
drag those involved in the scam to the court,” said Sapkota.
As part of its action against fake schools, the anti-graft body
is investigating some 200 schools in the first lot and the remaining cases will
be studied later. The CIAA has mobilised 30 officers to speed up the process.
नेपाली म पढ्न तल क्लिक गर्नुहोला।
नेपाली म पढ्न तल क्लिक गर्नुहोला।
Following complaints, the corruption watchdog had mobilised
teams in Dhankuta, Makawanpur, Surkhet and Kaski, among other districts, to
study the situation. Embezzlement, however, was not established in these
districts so the resource has been mobilised in Tarai districts.
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