Bihar school spends on sanitary napkins for boys, inquiry ordered
Faryal.Rumi@timesgroup.com
23.01.2022
Patna: A government co-ed school in Bihar’s Saran district has shown spending on sanitary napkins for boys over three consecutive years prior to 2019.
The alleged discrepancy in financial statements of Halkori Sah High School in Manjhi block was highlighted recently by its new headmaster Rais-ul- Ehrar Khan. He wrote to the district magistrate, seeking an inquiry into financial records that mention around 50 boys being beneficiaries of the sanitary napkin and dress scheme.
“A two-member committee comprising district programme officer Rajan Kumar Giri and his colleague Sunil Kumar Gupta has been formed to do an audit and submit the findings in a week,” Saran district education officer Ajay Kumar Singh said. The irregularities took place during former headmaster Ashok Kumar Rai’s stint. Since 2019, social welfare allocations meant for students are being sent to the their bank accounts under the direct benefit transfer system.
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