Shiv Sena (UBT) Alleges ₹1.5 Crore Irregularity In BMC School Notebooks, Demands Independent Probe
Mumbai: Opposition leaders from the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) have alleged significant financial irregularities in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) education department, claiming that notebooks distributed to Mumbai Public School students contained substantially fewer pages than specified in procurement contracts. Leader of the Opposition Kishori Pednekar and nominated…
The Shiv Sena (UBT) has accused the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of a ₹1.5 crore irregularity involving school notebooks. The opposition party claims that the notebooks provided to students at Mumbai Public School contained significantly fewer pages than agreed upon in the procurement contracts. Kishori Pednekar, Leader of the Opposition, and Priyank Raut, a nominated member of the Education Committee, have demanded an independent and transparent investigation into the matter.
Raut estimated the page shortage could result in a financial loss between ₹75 lakh and ₹1.5 crore. The leaders expressed strong concern over the breach of quality standards and cited delays in the distribution of learning materials, which could impact the upcoming unit one exams. Despite the BMC claiming 90% of the materials have been received, Raut stated that the delay is problematic.
The opposition party called for strict accountability and promised to initiate action against officials and contractors found guilty of wrongdoing. The Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan program had led to the placement of an order on the GEM portal for the first time, which reportedly caused the significant delay in materials' delivery.
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