Nagpur: State education minister Dada Bhuse on Tuesday announced a statewide SIT probe into the Shalarth education scam. Through this scam, fake payroll IDs were used to disburse salaries to 580 bogus teaching and non-teaching staff, causing losses worth crores of rupees to the state exchequer.MLA Pravin Datke had called for a comprehensive statewide investigation by a special investigation team (SIT) into the teacher hiring scam which has its roots in Nagpur. It’s alleged that the scam has caused a loss of hundreds of crores to the exchequer.In April, Nagpur cops started a series of arrests in the scam where teachers were allegedly appointed using fraudulent Shalarth IDs and fake certificates. With the potential for this scandal to extend beyond Nagpur, Datke demanded a statewide SIT.Datke questioned the government on several fronts, including the recovery of salaries paid to these bogus teachers and the actions taken against those involved in the scam. He demanded clarity on whether criminal cases have been filed against officials who forged signatures and facilitated these appointments.The MLA also raised concerns about the transparency of the inquiry, noting that the chairmanship of the government-appointed committee has changed hands multiple times, with some subsequently becoming an accused in the case.Datke urged the government to conduct a department-level inquiry also, with an IAS officer from another department being put in charge. He stressed the importance of completing the investigation promptly to prevent future occurrences of such scams.Education minister Dada Bhuse acknowledged in the assembly that the severity of the incident and assured that action would be taken against the guilty. So far, 19 officials have been implicated in the scandal, said Bhuse.
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