Jajpur: Even as fake teachers are dime a dozen in various parts of the state, little has been done to weed out these fraudsters as the state government-ordered probe has seen no headway, a report said. This has happened due to the go-slow approach of the district administrations. The fraudsters are working in various parts of the state based on fake documents of B.Ed and CT degrees. Due to improper verification of their documents they have managed to grab the service.
This has seriously hit the education delivery system in the state and deprived actual degree holders of getting appointments as teachers, the report said.
Reports said three fake teachers have been posted in Jajpur district, one in Cuttack district, three in Nabarangpur district, two in Khurda district, one in Kandhamal district, one in Dhenkanal district, one in Malkangiri district, two in Nayagarh district, three in Kendrapara district, four in Bhadrak district, one in Nuapada district, one in Balasore district, eight in Ganjam district, one in Gajapati district, one in Kalahandi district, one in Sundargarh and one in Rayagada district.
Reports said that the department of elementary education (DEE) has published a list of 35 fake teachers posted in 14 districts. The DEE has also directed respective district education officers (DEOs), block education officers (BEOs) and project coordinators of Sarva Siskhya Abhiyan to conduct a probe into the charges and submit a report to it. The DEE has served notices four times in this regard but nothing has been done yet.
The school and mass education department and DEE had thrice issued order for fresh verification of documents of the fakes in 2015 and 2016. The DEE has also issued an order four times between December 2019 and June, 2020.
The order says the fakes will be removed and prosecuted against at local police stations. Action will be taken against fake teachers based on Section-15 of OCS (CCA) rule-1962.
The deputy director of DEE and nodal officers have pulled up the DEOs, BEOs and 10 project coordinators time and again but nothing has come out. The deputy director and the nodal officer of DEE has sent a reminder October 29, 2020.
When contacted, DEO Krushna Chandra Nayak said the certificates of the accused are being verified and action will be taken after receiving the probe report.
PNN