Two Million Bogus Student Survey:600 schools Derecognized in Maharashtra

Two million Bogus student survey: VJAS welcome Mah. Govt. Decision to derecognize 600 schools, demands criminal prosecution

VJAS welcome the biggest ever action in the history of Maharashtra against school management to derecognize 600 schools belonging politicians on the basis state-wide survey of all Govt. aided schools popularly known as “PAT TAPASANI-PARDESI PATTERN” which will save more than Rs 1,000 crore  being paid as grants for mid-day meals and uniforms for these fake more than million bogus students ,demanding criminal prosecution against school; management  and recovery all grants paid in the name million of students ,Kishor Tiwari of Vidrabha janandoan  samiti (VJAS) informed in press release today .

As additional chief secretary (school education) G S Saharia informed national daily that Following report of then  Nanded district collector Shikar Pardesi now Municipal Commissioner Pimpari-Chinchwad of in-depth survey of schools in Nanded district year 2011 revealed shocking truth   that 1.35 lakh of the seven lakh students in 3,475 schools in the district were bogus  Prithviraj Chavan ordered  a statewide survey on fake students which created storm in political circle as   state  survey revealed that 20 lakh of the 2.16 crore students were bogus and 1200 schools were identified in this scam mostly run by MLAs/MPs of all parties which were lobbying for scraping the survey but in surprise move 600 schools with more than 50% bogus students has been derecognized and a stern warning issued to those 600 schools  with 20-50% fake students but this move also to save and fever politicians ,alleged Tiwari in letter to CM.

"We are following the survey since it was initiated in Nanded District popularly known as 'Pat Tapasani' and we are not happy with the response of the state government after the report about Nanded was submitted to the state cabinet who decided to conduct the survey throughout state and it was done in Maharashtra with help of more than 1 lakh staff and police force between October 3-5. The final report shows that in Maharashtra more than 2 million students are bogus, and each year the school management is getting bogus grant to the tune of more than Rs.2200 crore amounting to tune of Rs.20 thousands crore in the last 15 years’ Tiwari said .

In Maharashtra more than 10,000 schools and more than 5000 tribal residential school known as ‘ASHRAM SHALA’ are showing fake students to grab more than Rs.3000 crore grant and state is paying salary to more than 12000 teachers which are on fake payroll hence we welcome Maharashtra Govt. action  against Six hundred schools  derecognizing   after it was confirmed that they had collected grants after showing bogus students on their rolls but massive grant which is amounting more than Rs.20000 crore paid to these schools should recovered and this is criminal beach of trust and case of fraud hence criminal action against culprit is must hence we urge Maharashtra CM to initiate action against erring school managements ,Tiwari added.