UP govt school teacher earns Rs 1 crore by working in 25 schools all at once

A government school teacher in Uttar Pradesh enrolled herself in 25 schools simultaneously, earning a salary of Rs 1 crore, India Today has reported.

The matter came to light when the state’s education department started creating a digital database of all government school teachers. During the process, it was found that a teacher was employed in 25 schools across districts in Uttar Pradesh.

Anamika Shukla, a full-time teacher working in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), and employed in 25 other schools, managed to fraudulently draw a salary of Rs 1 crore  for over 13 months till February this year.

As per records available with the government, Anamika is a resident of Mainpuri district, but was registered as a teacher in Amethi, Ambedkarnagar, Raebareli, Prayagraj and Aligarh among other districts.