Shiv Sena UBT leaders alleged BMC school notebooks had fewer pages than promised in procurement contracts. Priyank Raut said the gap could mean a ₹75 lakh to ₹1.5 crore loss and sought an independent probe. The leaders raised concerns over quality and delays in distributing learning materials to Mumbai Public School students under the education scheme.
Mumbai: Opposition leaders from the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) have alleged significant financial irregularities in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) education department, claiming that notebooks distributed to Mumbai Public School students contained substantially fewer pages than specified in procurement contracts.
Leader of the Opposition Kishori Pednekar and nominated Education Committee member Priyank Raut demanded an immediate, independent, and transparent investigation into the matter.
Page Shortage Could Cause Revenue Loss
Presenting documented counts and physical samples, Raut estimated that the page discrepancy translates to a preliminary financial loss between ₹75 lakh and ₹1.5 crore. The leaders raised strong objections over the breach of quality standards, pointing to a severe lapse in administrative oversight during the distribution of basic learning materials to municipal school students. "The books have been delayed significantly when the unit one exams of the students are already over, yet the administration claims that 90 percent of the materials to be distributed have been received," said Raut.
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