More roster scam related skeletons are tumbling out of Nagpur University’s cupboard. A glance at the report of inspection of roster prepared
by government’s general administration department (GAD) reveals shocking things.
Section officer of GAD S G Kedare, who had inspected the roster after TOI exposé, said in his report that university had flouted all rules and regulations while filling posts of assistant registrars. According to the report, there are 14 posts of assistant registrars in the university of which seven are to be filled through direct recruitment and remaining through promotions. There is 52% reservation in the direct recruit posts. Accordingly, three posts should be filled from reserved category while four should be open.
The report mentioned that university filled all the posts from one particular category, thus depriving others chance. Moreover, the university filled ten posts through promotions instead of seven. Moreover, posts for open category were also not filled up as per rules, thus depriving general candidates of their due.
Taking strong objection to tampering of roster, the report stated that university should enquire into episode seriously. The GAD team blamed the university officials looking after the roster for the mess. Ironically, the report noted that Yadav Kohchade, the kingpin of university’s infamous fake marksheet and revaluation scam, was the only assistant registrar to be recruited as per norms in reserved category. The records of other officials who were appointed and even retired were mysteriously missing.
The report comes down heavily on the university top officials for their failure to update roster from time to time and for missing records. It also said that university failed to follow government norms and also to get the roster certified despite directions to do so. The GAD team had also asked the university officials to present pre-1997 roster that university failed to do.
Finally, the report directed the university top brass to prepare a fresh roster after thoroughly reviewing the situation with the help of assistant commissioner (Backward cell) within a month and submit it to the government.
TOI in its March 19 edition had exposed the scam by reporting how the university had failed to get its roster verified and allowed illegal appointments for over four years. The divisional commissioner’s letter of July 7, 2004, directing that roster be verified also went missing mysteriously from the university.