Education Scam
SHILLONG: The State Government has adopted delaying tactic as far as taking action based on the report of the High Level Scrutiny Committee on education scam.
Though Government is yet to release the report, sources said that the report recommended cancellation of illegal appoints of teachers, and suggested the appointment of eligible candidates.
It was in July this year that the Committee submitted its report to Government.
The Committee was formed following a direction from the Meghalaya High Court last August after the CBI unearthed irregularities in the appointment of teachers.
The task of the Committee was to scrutinize and review the records regarding the candidature of the selected and unselected candidates in order to ascertain the legality of such selection or non-selection.
The Committee was assigned to segregate the tainted candidates from the non-tainted ones. The HLSC had also been asked to take necessary action to offer and confirm appointments of duly selected candidates whether already appointed or not and terminate the candidature/appointment of the ineligible candidates and appoint the eligible candidates including the writ petitioner, if found suitable.
Though the Committee made recommendations to appoint eligible candidates and to cancel the earlier appointment of ineligible candidates, the Government is still delaying action.
Though the education department has full authority to take action as per the order of the High Court, sources said that the report will be further discussed in the Cabinet.
In fact, the Court had asked the High Level Committee to confirm appointments of eligible candidates.
Earlier, the education department went even to the extent of denying information to an RTI applicant who sought the report of the High Level Committee.
