A lifeless authorities trainer in Bihar continued to withdraw wage for over a yr.
The deceased, who was working at Center Faculty Dumri underneath Mahishi block as a contract trainer, was later recognized as Ram Prasad Raushan, a resident of Telwa (Mahishi), died on December 22, 2023. (Consultant picture/Shutterstock)
This weird incident came about in Bihar’s Saharsa district and the matter got here into mild when on March 13, block schooling officer (BEO) Sabita Kumari wrote to the district schooling officer (DEO) on this regard prompting the division to research the matter. The matter got here into the discover of the media solely on Tuesday.
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4 block schooling officers (BEOs) who served the block throughout this era have been served notices.
The deceased, who was working at Center Faculty Dumri underneath Mahishi block as a contract trainer, was later recognized as Ram Prasad Raushan, a resident of Telwa (Mahishi), died on December 22, 2023. Subsequent day the then headmaster of the varsity Ajit Roy knowledgeable the division concerning the demise.
“The salary of the dead teacher continued to be credited in the accounts of the dead teacher till February 2025,” sources mentioned including “Soon after Sabita Kumari assumed the charge of BEO in March, she wrote to the higher authorities asking to take decision in this regard.”
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An official within the division advised HT, “The salary continued to be credited in the accounts of the dead teacher for 13 months, and you can’t say it was simply negligence, it was a blunder and it tells the real picture of the education department which has been making tall claims.”
Whereas district schooling officer (DEO) Anil Kumar didn’t reply to the repeated calls of HT, district programme officer (Institution) Sanjay Kumar mentioned, “Four BEOs during that period (13 months) have been served show –cause in this regard and further action will be taken after they submit their explanations.”
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Of the 4 BEOs who’ve been served present trigger notices three of them have already retired from the service.
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Satya Prasad Singh, Vidyanand Tiwary and Sanjay Kumar (All BEOs) have already been retired whereas the then DPO Rajneesh Kumar Jha who was additionally holding the extra cost of BEO of Mahishi has been served discover. He’s at the moment posted in Saran as DPO.