Following a high level enquiry, the basic education officer of Jaunpur district was terminated by Basic Education Minister Ram Govind Chaudhary on Tuesday. The officer was facing allegations of large scale irregularities in recruitment of Anganbari workers.
Reports said that BEO of Jaunpur, Ram Pravesh was held guilty in recruitment of Anganbari workers during a probe by lokayukt (Retd Justice) NK Mehrotra. He sent a report in this regard to the State government and recommended action against the officer following which he was terminated from his services, Basic Education Minister revealed here on Tuesdayevening.
Pravesh was facing charges of irregularities in recruitment of Anganbari workers as district programme officer in 2007-2008, he said. Basic education officers of Allahabad, Maharajganj, Mainpuri, Jalaun and Hamirpur were also suspended recently for irregularities in distribution of dresses, transfer of teachers and for demanding bribe, the minister added.