Nagpur Municipal Corporation's SSA coordinator 'shunted out'

NAGPUR: State government norms seem to have been flouted in the deputation of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan project coordinator in NMC-run schools. On Tuesday, the existing coordinator Meenakshi Bhoyar was replaced by Dhanlal Chauliwar, a teacher in NMC school.
Sources said that only a person with a post graduation and BEd degree is eligible to hold the post but Chauliwar is only SSC pass and has a DEd.Bhoyar had the requisite qualifications.
Additional deputy municipal commissioner Rizwan Siddiqui issued the transfer order on Tuesday.
Along with Bhoyar, the administration also relieved around 15 female teachers, who, along with their teaching jobs in NMC schools, were also handling the additional charge of cluster resource centres. They too were replaced with male teachers.
Bhoyar, who was appointed in the NMC as a teacher, had handled SSA projects since last seven years. During her tenure, she assured successful implementation of SSA projects in the 210 corporation schools. In fact, many schools, which were in dilapidated condition, had witnessed renovation under her. Libraries and computer laboratories were also set up in almost all the schools.
"Another reason for the transfer is that a union of NMC teachers wanted Bhoyar out and had mounted pressure to get her transferred," a source added.
"However, leaders and civic officials were trying hard to relieve her from the post of coordinator. Subsequently, she was relieved and asked to do the job of teaching. Bhoyar had also approached the state government. Hence, she was relieved from the post," claimed sources.
When contacted, Bhoyar said that she had asked the administration to relieve her from the post.
Additional deputy municipal commissioner Rizwan Siddiqui confirmed that Bhoyar has been relieved from the post of SSA's coordinator. He, however, refused to divulge the reason behind her relieve from the post. When Siddiqui was told that Chauliwar was under-qualified for the post, he said that Chauliwar was sent only on deputation and 'would be replaced later.'