Chandigarh, March 26: To curb financial mismanagement, the Haryana government has ordered a rigorous review of all bank accounts and fixed deposits held by the state’s education department. The Directorate General of Secondary Education asserted that strict compliance with Finance Department guidelines is now mandatory, requiring a formal undertaking from designated authorities to vouch for the accuracy of submitted data.
The directive was prompted by recent instances of financial fraud where public money was allegedly moved through fraudulent accounts. An official maintained that the goal is to secure funds and ensure all offices and school managements are operating within the government’s fiscal framework. He asserted that the directives were issued after a multi-crore fraud at local branches surfaced.
Under the updated norms, the Haryana government has declared that any accounts opened without following prescribed procedures will be considered invalid and face immediate closure. The new policy prioritizes nationalized banks for all government-related schemes to ensure stricter oversight. Officials stated that moving forward, full particulars of any scheme must be provided before any banking relationship is established, specifically if a department seeks to bypass nationalized institutions in favor of corporate or private sector banks.
