Unnao DM cancels BSA's orders nominating one firm for electrification in primary schools
Representative ImageLUCKNOW: The district magistrate of Unnao Ravindra Kumar on Thursday cancelled an order issued by basic Shiksha Adhikari on July 24 where he nominated a Sultanpur-based firm for electrification of primary and upper primary schools. The BSA’s order said DM was against the government rules.
The cancellation order by Kumar came on recommendations of the chief development officer of Unnao Divyanshu Patel who was asked by the DM to investigate the matter after it went viral on social media. Kumar in his order asked all block education officers of Unnao to carry out the electrification in accordance with the rules. “At no cost will anyone be allowed to carry out work which is against the government rules,” Kumar said.
According to officials, the basic education department has sanctioned nearly Rs 3 crore for the electrification of 932 schools. Of this, 702 schools were provided with electric connections. For the electrification in the remaining 230 schools, Jai Singh who took over as BSA Unnao on July 1, nominated Tripathi Traders located at Lucknow road in Sultanpur. A total of Rs 74 lakh was allocated for electrification in these 230 schools.
As per the GO, the school management committee is responsible for the electrification exercise. The electric connections will be on the school’s name/principal’s designation. A total of Rs 17,668 will be spent on wiring in each school. Each school will get a 1-kilowatt electric connection at the cost of Rs 6955. The wiring will begin from classrooms on the ground floor and then be taken to subsequent floors.
The cancellation order by Kumar came on recommendations of the chief development officer of Unnao Divyanshu Patel who was asked by the DM to investigate the matter after it went viral on social media. Kumar in his order asked all block education officers of Unnao to carry out the electrification in accordance with the rules. “At no cost will anyone be allowed to carry out work which is against the government rules,” Kumar said.
According to officials, the basic education department has sanctioned nearly Rs 3 crore for the electrification of 932 schools. Of this, 702 schools were provided with electric connections. For the electrification in the remaining 230 schools, Jai Singh who took over as BSA Unnao on July 1, nominated Tripathi Traders located at Lucknow road in Sultanpur. A total of Rs 74 lakh was allocated for electrification in these 230 schools.
As per the GO, the school management committee is responsible for the electrification exercise. The electric connections will be on the school’s name/principal’s designation. A total of Rs 17,668 will be spent on wiring in each school. Each school will get a 1-kilowatt electric connection at the cost of Rs 6955. The wiring will begin from classrooms on the ground floor and then be taken to subsequent floors.
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