Overview

• Five government primary school teachers in Ballia district have been dismissed for falsifying academic qualifications during the 2018 mass recruitment of 69,000 assistant teachers.
• The dismissed teachers include Dilip Kumar Yadav, Nivedita Singh, Khushboo Prajapati, Gulab Chandra, and Snigdha Srivastava, who were found ineligible for their positions upon scrutiny.
• Investigations revealed that the teachers submitted forged credentials to bypass mandatory eligibility requirements for the roles.
• The Ballia District Basic Education Department has initiated proceedings to recover salaries paid during the teachers’ fraudulent employment tenure.
• This action is part of a broader statewide effort to audit recruitment processes, address systemic vulnerabilities, and strengthen vetting mechanisms for future hiring.