Azamgarh News: A case of tampering in the determination of centers for the UP Board's high school and intermediate examinations has come to light. On receiving the complaint, the Additional Director got the matter investigated by the Joint Director of Education, Azamgarh, and the allegations were found to be true in the investigation. After this, on the instructions of the Additional Director, Joint Director of Education Dinesh Singh suspended the examination in-charge and his assistant and attached both of them to the District Education and Training Institute.

Along with the school managers, the teachers' organizations also complained about the irregularities in the UP Board exam center determination at the district level. Even after this, no one took cognizance of it and after completing the center determination process, 282 exam centers were made in the district. Examination in-charge Umakant Yadav acted arbitrarily in the center determination. There was even an allegation of collecting Rs 2.5 lakh each for making the exam center. Not only this, the children of many schools were shifted from one school to another.

Leader of opposition party Lal Bihari Yadav, patron of Uttar Pradesh Secondary Teachers Association Ramjanm Singh and Shri Durgaji Inter College complained about this to the Secretary Secondary Education Council Prayagraj. Taking cognizance of the matter, the Secretary ordered an inquiry. When Joint Education Director Dinesh Singh investigated the matter, many allegations were confirmed. Regarding this, Joint Education Director suspended the examination in-charge Umakant Yadav and his assistant with immediate effect. Along with this, both were attached to the District Education and Training Institute.

Joint Director of Education Azamgarh Dinesh Singh said that many complaints were received from the teachers' association and schools. On the orders of the Additional Director, I investigated the complaints. Many allegations were found to be true in the investigation. On the instructions of the Additional Director, examination in-charge Umakant Yadav and his assistant have been suspended. Both have been attached to the District Education and Training Institute, Jafarpur. Two clerks Umakant Yadav and Dilip Gaur have been suspended. These clerks gave wrong information due to which wrong examination centers were made. They will be given a charge sheet and an investigation will be conducted. Virendra Pratap Singh has been made the investigating officer. Further action will be taken after the investigation report comes.