The Chandrapur zilla parishad’s school education department issued an order on January 1, 2008, regarding promotion and appointment of an official as block education officer (BEO) in Nagbhid panchayat samiti.
The incident proved the lapse in administrative functioning in India as the former education extension officer Natthu Dashrath Gaikwad had already passed away about six months ago.
Chandrapur zilla parishad education department forwarded Gaikwad’s name for promotion as per seniority list to the state school education department nearly four years ago. In 1975, Gaikwad was appointed as a teacher in Chandrapur ZP school. Later, he was promoted as head master and then as EEO.
“He, however, died on July 15, 2007, while his promotion was still under consideration. But some negligent Chandrapur education department officials did not inform about his death to the higher officials. This resulted in the issuance of promotion and appointment order of Gaikwad as the BEO of Nagbhid panchayat samiti earlier this month,” zilla parishad sources said.
The order of promotion and appointment of Gaikwad along with 103 other officers was issued by P R Dharkar, education director, secondary and higher secondary education department, Pune, (vide letter dated January 1, 2008). The letter was received by Chandrapur secondary education department officials on January 14 and it was subsequently delivered to Nagbhid panchayat samiti. (news)
