Prima facie evidence found against Ukhrul ZEO Everest Luikham
Education(S) Director asked to take action
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 26, 2012:
Prima facie evidence has been found that Ukhrul ZEO Everest Luikham who is also District Programme Officer of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was involved in swindling funds sanctioned for construction of class rooms for the schools upgraded anew under SSA in Ukhrul district.
A highly placed source informed TSE that the ZEO was found involved in misappropriation of SSA fund following an enquiry conducted in the aftermath of the news report published in this daily earlier about uncanny discrepancies and anomalies during execution of civil works in the upgraded schools.
Acting on the instruction of the SSA State Mission Authority, the Ukhrul DC who is also the Chairman of the District Board of Education directed Assistant Commissioner Liyaiphi Rita to investigate the case.
In the course of the investigation, it was detected that the ZEO issued an order handing over the fund meant for purchasing CGI sheets to one Asang Thangiya in defiance of the order issued by the District Board of Education Chairman which specified that the same fund should be deposited in the respective accounts of school management and development committees.
Like the ZEO issued contradictory orders regarding construction of additional class rooms.
The report stated that all these are enough prima facie evidence about ZEO Everest Luikham's involvement in misappropriating fund sanctioned for SSA civil works.
Based on the same report which was submitted on July 23, the State Mission Authority has written to the School Education Director to take necessary action against the ZEO, said the source.