UP Teacher Allegedly 'Earned' Rs 1 Crore In 13 Months By 'Working' At 25 Schools At Once

Update- 5.25 pm, June 6- According to PTI, Uttar Pradesh government said that the probe into the matter is on but 'nothing has been confirmed so far'. "Acting on media reports, Additional Director, Basic Education was ordered to probe the matter. Nothing has been confirmed so far. The name of a teacher has come to light...she has now fled. It is being said that Rs 1 crore was paid as salary...This is not at all true. No such thing has been confirmed," Director General School Education Vijay Kiran Anand told PTI.

"A probe is on and if allegations are true, an FIR will be lodged. The transfer of money (salary) in her bank account has also not been done. Divisional officers are investigating the matter. Strict action will be taken if any teacher is found to be working as a proxy teacher in other schools," the officer said.

Being a teacher might be decent paying job in India, but it would take years for some teacher to make Rs 1 crore. One teacher employed in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) did that in 12 months.

KGBV is a residential setup for girls from weaker sections of society. This teacher allegedly "worked" at 25 schools simultaneously, earning a total of over Rs 1 crore in salary from these schools over 13 months till February 2020.

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This anomaly was noticed when a database of teachers was being created.

The teacher named Anamika Shukla, was able to pull off working at 25 schools simultaneously even though there is real-time monitoring of teachers¡¯ attendance in UP¡¯s primary schools.

TOI reports that according to the record, this native of Mainpuri, Shukla was on the pay rolls of these schools for over a year.

A native of Mainpuri, according to the records in all the schools she 'worked' in, Shukla was on the rolls of these schools for over a year.

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"How can a teacher mark her presence at several places even when they are supposed to mark their attendance online on the Prerna portal? It needs a thorough probed," TOI quoted director general of school education, Vijay Kiran Anand, as saying. He received a complaint against Shukla in March.

"We had asked our officers to investigate the matter. Due to the lockdown her records couldn¡¯t be traced. I had sent a reminder to officers on May 26. Strict action will be taken if the information about the teacher is found true," he told TOI.

Shukla¡¯s employment was found in KGBVs in districts like Ambedkar Nagar, Baghpat, Aligarh, Saharanpur and Prayagraj, among others.

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KGBV teachers are appointed on contract and earn a salary of approximately Rs 30,000 per month.

The digital database of teachers on the Manav Sampada portal requires personal records, date of joining and promotion of the teachers. Once the records were uploaded, it was found that an Anamika Shukla, with the same personal details, had been listed at 25 schools.

Shukla failed to appear when she was asked to report and currently her salary has been stopped.

Inputs from PTI