{
  "id": 10072491,
  "title": "Four Names Allegedly Identified For MP School Education PMU Before Recruitment Begins In Bhopal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/four-names-allegedly-identified-for-mp-school-education-pmu-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T21:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/four-names-allegedly-identified-for-mp-school-education-pmu-before-recruitment-begins-in-bhopal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to departmental sources, four individuals have allegedly been identified for new positions in the proposed Project Management Unit (PMU) even before the formal recruitment process begins. The four candidates are Pramod Singh, deputy secretary; Shitanshu Shukla, additional director; Rahul, an outsourced employee; and Varun, a project coordinator associated with the STARS project. A retired State Education Centre (RSK) official and another personnel currently working on outsourcing projects are also being considered for the new PMU. The sources allege that Rahul was removed from his position but still retains access to login credentials related to RSK projects worth approximately Rs 5,000 crore. It is claimed that CEDMAP, the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development Madhya Pradesh, is expected to issue an advertisement for the proposed posts, with the recruitment process set to be conducted through CEDMAP internally. This arrangement has raised concerns about whether the PMU is being created to fulfill an administrative need or to provide a new contractual avenue for existing or former personnel.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The School Education Department's proposed move to create a new Project Management Unit (PMU) through the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development Madhya Pradesh (CEDMAP) has come under scrutiny, with departmental sources alleging that four persons have already been identified for the proposed positions even before the formal recruitment process begins. According to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}