Inquiry Ordered Against Delhi’s ‘Ghost Guest Teachers’

New Delhi: An inquiry has been ordered by Lt Gov. VK Saxena into irregularities in engagement of guest teachers in Delhi government schools and funds embezzlement by paying salaries to non-existent or ‘ghost’ guest teachers.

“LG Secretariat has asked the Chief Secretary to advise Director (Education) to immediately verify the engagement, physical attendance, withdrawal of salaries of all guest teachers engaged by AAP government in Delhi government schools,” an LG office statement said.

Saxena has instructed that the status report must be submitted within 30 days.

“The LG observed that the instances of non-existent guest teachers and embezzlement of funds are of ‘serious concern’ and cannot occur without ‘connivance of the Principals/Vice Principals/Accounts staff’,” the note from LG Secretariat to the Chief Secretary reads, reported ANI.

“Such instance of fraudulent drawal of government funds should be met with exemplary and deterrent action. The mechanism of internal audit should be strengthened so that such instances do not go unnoticed and unpunished,” said Saxena.

The LG earlier granted permission to Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) for conducting an investigation against four serving and retired vice-principals for drawing guest teacher’s salary in the name of ‘non-existent guest teachers’ in Govt Boys Senior Secondary School (GBSSS-I) in Mansarovar Park, Delhi.