Fake income certificate for EWS admission detected

Tribune News Service

Ambala, May 22

The Federation of Private Schools Welfare Association has claimed that a person submitted a false income certificate for the admission of his ward in a private school under Rule 134-A of the Haryana School Education Rules (HSER), 2003, in Ambala City.

Sourabh Kapoor, a spokesperson for the federation, claimed a case of false income certificate had come to the notice of the association. “A man submitted his income certificate, which he got prepared in March, showing his annual income to be Rs2.4 lakh. In May, he prepared another income certificate and, in that, he showed his annual income to be Rs1.92 lakh,” he said.

Under Rule 134-A, parents with an annual income of less than Rs2 lakh are eligible to get their wards admitted under 10 per cent quota reserved for EWS (economically weaker section) students in private schools.

The alleged fraud was detected during the scrutiny of documents. “The school has approached the man, who has submitted two income certificates, and told him that his child is ineligible for admission. The same official has signed the two certificates,” he added.

Kulbhushan Sharma, president of the association, said: “The federation has taken up the matter of fake income certificates with the authorities repeatedly, but to no avail. The laxity of the government has resulted in denial of admission to deserving candidates under Rule 134-A. Officials, who have been preparing income certificates, have no criteria to assess the actual income of applicants. The government should allow schools to check income certificates. More cases of fake certificates will come to light.”

The federation will soon submit a memorandum to the DC in this regard, seeking an inquiry into the matter, he added.