Dondi Block Education Officer Jay Singh Bhardwaj Suspended
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Raipur, June 11
Durg Divisional Commissioner has suspended Jay Singh Bhardwaj, Block Education Officer of Dondi in Balod district, with immediate effect for serious irregularities committed during the teacher rationalization process. The action was taken based on an investigation report submitted by the District-Level Rationalization Committee, Balod, which revealed major procedural lapses by the officer during the rationalization process.
The preliminary investigation found that the Block Education Officer had wrongfully categorized several teachers as surplus, which was against the established norms. Mrs. Rita Garewal, who is still under probation, was incorrectly marked as surplus. Similarly, Mr. Nutan Kumar Sahu was also categorized as surplus, even though he was the only mathematics teacher posted in the school. Serious discrepancies were also found in subject and teacher allocation at Upper Primary Schools in Salhe, Dhurwatola, and Puttarwahi.
In all these cases, Mr. Bhardwaj was found to have acted with gross negligence and administrative arbitrariness. As a result, the Divisional Commissioner has suspended him under the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification, Control, and Appeal) Rules, 1966, with immediate effect. During the suspension period, his headquarters will be the Office of the District Education Officer, Balod.