Overview

• The cheque from Government Senior Secondary School, Ronhat, Sirmaur, listed Rs 7,616 in figures but read “Saven Thursday six Harendra sixty rupees only” in words.
• The bank declined the instrument as incomprehensible, and the school later issued a corrected cheque.
• Local reports say the payment was intended for a Mid-Day Meal worker, and the principal has claimed the worker filled out the cheque.
• The image circulated widely on X after posts on September 29, drawing ridicule and concerns about administrative competence.
• No formal statement from the Education Department was reported as calls mounted for an inquiry into the error.