Bihar expedites verification drive

The state government, that has already ordered a probe into forged degree scam, on Thursday asked the HRD to expedite the process of verification of educational and professional degrees of both contractual and regular teachers appointed between 2006 and 2012.

Though state HRD minister Brishen Patel was not available for comment, a senior HRD official confirmed that the minister had sought a comprehensive list of dismissed teachers and also of those against whom action is pending. All district education officers now will have to submit monthly updates on the action taken against teachers who got jobs on basis of forged degrees.

Chaynit Abhyarthi Shikshak Sangh (selected teachers association) president Bijendra Singh said: “We wonder what is preventing the state from dismissing over 100 teachers, some of whom produced fake degrees and mocked at our education system. We demand action against even those who appointed such teachers.”