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Assam: Several schools funded but do not exist
Arunoday Mukharji Arunoday Mukharji , CNN-IBN
Updated Mar 25, 2011 at 09:26pm IST
Guwahati: The election campaign in Assam is gathering momentum, with
politicians battling more for votes and less for issues.
But education seems far from their agenda. Government schools in Assam
are in shambles. And an RTI filed by a young student has revealed
shocking revelations.
The BR Ambedkar School in Guwahati, which has apparently received Rs
4,01,450 for its 217 students, actually does not exist.
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Guwahati: The election campaign in Assam is gathering momentum, with
politicians battling more for votes and less for issues.
But education seems far from their agenda. Government schools in Assam
are in shambles. And an RTI filed by a young student has revealed
shocking revelations.
The BR Ambedkar School in Guwahati, which has apparently received Rs
4,01,450 for its 217 students, actually does not exist.
There is money trickling in for schools which exist only on paper and
not in reality. For example, one such school is the Dr BR Ambedkar
school in Lachitpur. You can see the list of students and the money
that has been procured in their name. But go around Lachitpur and you
will find no trace of this school. Take a look for yourself.
CNN-IBN roamed the streets of Lachitpur to find the school, but in vain.
The Mangal Chandi Hindi LP School is another example.
The headmaster told CNN-IBN that funds for the Dalits were instead
going to a school, which had ceased to exist since 1991.
In 2009-10, this non-existent school received Rs 2,94,150.
Headmaster NP Singh said, "This school does not exist. I don't know
who these children are. This signature is also fake and this
headmaster doesn't exist."
When CNN-IBN confronted the Department of Welfare for Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes, which sanctions these funds, they blame it on
shortage of manpower, but promise to investigate.
None of the senior officials were available for comment, saying that
they were busy with election preparations. They may not speak, but
they definitely owe an explanation to the people of Assam, especially
the children, who's future is under threat.
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