Shillong
Times: Shillong: Saturday, 23 May 2015.
RTI findings
have revealed alleged discrepancy on the part of the Deputy Inspector of
School, Jowai in the appointment of Assistant Lower Primary teachers in Mynkrem
Government LP School.
The RTI was
filed by the Dorbar Shnong of Mynkrem village following allegations that
appointments to the posts of assistant teachers in the school were made on the
recommendations of politicians.
The RTI
revealed that applications candidates with lower percentage were preferred over
those with higher marks.
“The
Sub-Divisional School Education Officer (SDSEO) Jowai recommended the lesser
qualified candidates to the Directorate of School Education and Literacy (DSEL)
in March this year,” secretary of Mynkrem village, Hesperly Khyriem told
newsmen here on Friday.
He added that
the SDSEO also tampered with the number of applications for the post of
assistant teachers.
“A total
number of nine candidates submitted their applications for the post out of
which the SDSEO only showed seven,” he said adding that the two missing applications
belong to youths from his village.
In a similar
incident at Nongjngi village, the same SDSEO allegedly failed to make
appointments in Nongjngi Khliehshnong Government LP School on merit basis.
“I had
submitted an application in January this year to the office of the SDSEO but it
did not entertain my application for reasons unknown,” Patrikstone Daw, a
resident of Nongjngi village who applied for the post told reporters here.
“It was only
after repeated visits to the office of SDSEO that the application was
accepted,” he said.
Daw is a
trained teacher who recently completed his Diploma in Elementary Education.
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