SMDC alleged corruption in distribution of sports materials to schools in Boko

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BOKO: An allegation has been raised by some School Management Development Committees (SMDC) from Boko area that an accountant of the Inspector of Schools' (IS) office forcefully gave some poor quality sports items to many high schools in Boko area. The Central Government has released a grant of Rs 25,000 for sports and physical education in the financial year 2020-21. According to the rule for utilization of the grant, only the head of the institution or the SMDC can utilize the grant.

However, many schools received the sports items suddenly and the accountant was forced to receive the items and pay Rs 25,000 to the vendor. Accountant Kishore Kumar Baishya directed all the schools in Kamrup (rural) district through a message on WhatsApp that as per decision and instruction by the Inspector of Schools, Kamrup, the sports materials, founded by Rashtriya Madhymik Siksha Abiyan (RMSA), Assam for the FY 2020-21, had been restricted by HOI/SMDC under some circumstances. An agency had been selected to deliver some quality standard materials to schools in and around Kamrup district. The heads of the institutions were asked to receive the materials, tally the bill and issue the cross cheque to the party with authorized signatories.

After this incident, many schools management committees said that the sports materials were of very poor quality. They have alleged corruption in the distribution of sports materials.

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