Ahmedabad: State education minister Praful Panseriya has ordered an inquiry into an alleged job scam in the Gujarat State School Textbook Board. A board official has been accused of promising a job in the board for Rs 23 lakh of which the complainant allegedly paid Rs 8 lakh to the official’s personal assistants. The minister ordered an inquiry after receiving a written complaint from Hitesh P Ram. Ram has alleged that Kamlesh Parmar, an officer in the textbook board, promised him a job in exchange for money. It is claimed that Parmar’s personal assistants Dharmesh Ramanuj and Prakash Mulchand Bhagchandani, took Rs 8 lakh from him— Rs 5 lakh through bank transfer and Rs 3 lakh in cash near the textbook board office.The complainant further alleged that Parmar had informed him that some posts in the board could be directly filled on the director’s discretion and that he had already secured such permission. The deal reportedly involved a total of Rs 23 lakh, with the remaining Rs 15 lakh to be paid after securing the job.Sources indicate that the education minister’s office wrote to the director of the textbook board, directing a neutral and thorough investigation into the allegations. Preliminary findings suggest that neither of the two assistants are officially employed by the board.The minister emphasised that if the allegations are proven true, strict and immediate action must be taken against those responsible.
