Mid-day meal rice embezzlement: ADC suspends teacher, directs FIR against him

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SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI JUNE 27:--ADC Kotranka in Rajouri district on Thursday directed ZEO and ZEPO Kotranka to lodge an FIR against a teacher (in-charge mid-day meal) who kept mid-day meal rice in his custody and children were not served mid-day meal in government Primary school at Nakka-Kewal after April 2024.
Additional DC (ADC) in his order issued on Thursday (No. ADC/KOT/2024-25/297-304 dt 27/6/2024) has also suspended the teacher Mohd Yousuf posted at Primary School Nakka-Kewal.
Zonal Education Planning Officer (ZEPO) Kotranka on Wednesday paid a surprise visit to PS at Nakka-Kewal at 9 am & found two teachers present in the school.
ZEPO was also informed by the student’s parents and people of the area that children were not served mid-day meals from April to date i.e 26/6/2024.
ZEPO was also informed that the in-charge mid teacher of mid-day meal namely Mohd Yousuf has not joined the school despite repeated directions & orders of Additional DC Kotranka.
Mohd Yousuf was attached in middle school at Kangota and the Education Department has cancelled all the attachments (except on medical/security grounds).
ZEPO also came to know that Mohd Yousuf has also lifted the rice quota for mid-day meal for the 1st quarter of 2024 for PS Nakka-Kewal but has not handed over the mid-day meal charge to another teacher and the students are suffering badly for want of mid-day meal.
ZEPO also came to know that Mohd Yousuf has also lifted the rice quota for mid-day meal for the 1st quarter of 2024 for PS Nakka-Kewal but has not handed over the mid-day meal charge to another teacher and the students are suffering badly for want of mid-day meal.
ZEPO’s surprise visit report submitted to the CEO (with copy to Additional DC Kotranka) also read that negligence on part of Mohd Yousuf is badly affecting the mid-day meal.
Acting tough on ZEPO’s report, Additional DC Kotranka directed ZEO & ZEPO Kotranka to lodge a formal complaint against Mohd Yousuf for misappropriation of mid-day meal rice and placed him under suspension for not joining at his original place of posting.