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Patna High Court in the matter of verification of teachers degree in the state said, there are more than 1.10 lakh teachers degree is still not verified.
High Court directed the state government to submit its report on the process of verifying educational qualifications of over 1.10 lakh teachers and gave a deadline of January 9.
Matter related to appointments teachers is being investigated by Vigilance Department. The allegations of appointments based on fake degrees since 2014. So far, the state education department has failed to give details of over 1,10,410 teachers out of 3,52,818 teachers in the state.
Mukhiyas had been made in-charge of these appointments at the time. Large-scale appointments were made allegedly on basis of fake educational and professional degrees.
It is reported that so far, over 1,200 teachers, whose appointments were made on basis fake degrees, have resigned voluntarily and hence, did not face any action, as per the court’s instructions.
Senior counsel Dinu Kumar appearing for petitioner said,“The HC, in its order on 31 January this year, has quoted the figures of pendency of teachers’ folders. We wonder why the education department is not able to provide details to the court. Even though education degrees of over 1.10 lakh teachers are not scrutinised, they continue to serve and get their salaries.”
