'Principal withdraws schools fund, misuses'
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, August 21 2011: Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) has charged the Principal of TG Higher Secondary School, K Sumati for wrongfully withdrawing and misusing School's fund amounting to Rs 14,70,840 .

Breafing media persons at a press conference the General Secretary of DESAM, M Angamba said that for the current academic session altogether 530 students have been admitted in class eleven in Arts, Science and Commerce stream.

From these students an amount of Rs 10,12,250 have been collected as admission fees and was deposited in Imphal Urban Co-operative Bank.

Another amount of Rs 8,70,225 was also deposited in State Bank of India.

But when the school officials check the bank balance in Imphal Urban Co-operative Bank recently an amount of Rs 4,00,635 only was found in the account.

Similarly the bank balance in SBI was also drastically been reduced to Rs 11,000 only.

This came to light when the students of the school went to the bank to withdraw the enrolment and registration fees of the students amounting to Rs 2,00,500 from the bank.

He further said that from the total amount deposited in both the banks which amounts to Rs 18,82,475 a sum of Rs 14,70,840 have been transected by the then Principal of TG Higher Secondary School who is now the Principal of Anand Singh Higher Secondary School.

She is also the DDO in-charge.

Principal K Sumati was unable to produce any account statement and cash book and other related documents related with the withdrawal of the said amount when the student body questioned her.

She instead requested the student body that she will bring out the account statement in October which clearly shows that she has misused the whole lot of amount transected by her.

A joint meeting in this regard was organized and memorandums have been submitted to the Education Minister, Vigilance Commissioner, Principle Secretary (Education S) and other top officials.

Consequently K Sumati was also transferred as the Principle of Anand Singh Higher Secondary recently.

General Secretary of DESAM further said that this act of K Sumati is a clear sign of violation of the Right to Education Act.

She should be dismissed at the earliest possible time.

Surprisingly she was recommended by the Education Department for the National Teachers Award.

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