Police cases have been filed against 12 head teachers of 11 primary schools of Hailakandi distrIct in Assam for allegedly indulging in corruption, said a government release today.
The cases have been registered in different police stations in the district at the directive of Additional Deputy Commissioner in charge of Education F R Laskar, the release said.
It has been found by Laskar that though funds have been withdrawn for construction of toilets and kitchen in the primary schools under Sarba Siksha Abhiyan, they either remained incomplete or failed to take off, it said.
Cases have been filed against head teachers of 410 Bowerthal LPS, Kashinagar MES, Nitainagar Girls LPS, 629 Jhalnacherra LPS, 977 Paschim Durgapur LPS, 551 Dholai Hindi LPS, Uttar Damcherra VLP, Mulukchand Telicherra LPS, Fatima Rosul VLP, 496 Dosekar Khasia Punjee LPS and 743 Chandranath LPS.
District Deputy Commissioner Moloy Bora has declared a zero tolerance policy against graft and many teachers had been placed under suspension in the recent past, the release added.
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