Agartala, August 28 (TIWN): Congress spokesman Dr. Ashok Sinha demanded investigation against CM. CS books purchasing order by Addl Director of School Education D.K.Debbarma asking all DEOs, HMs to purchase these two books by using RMSA funds from Gyan Bichitra Publishers. Why this waste expenditure of Rs 4 lakhs approx is being spent when these two are of no use to secondary school students ???

 On June 2 ,2014 Addl Director of School Education (RMSA),Govt of Tripura D.K.Debbarma issued a notification vide No.F.19(38)-SE/RMSA/2010(Loose) asking all the District Programme Coordinators(DEOs) of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, West/Sepahijala/Khowai/Gomati/South/Dhalai/North/Unakoti to procure the two recently published books by a private publishing organisation Gyan Bichitra. These two books have been written by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and the then Chief Secretary Dr S.K.Panda. In this circular Addl Director DR.K.Debbarma has categorically mentioned," It has been decided that afforsaid books ' Atit Diner Smriti' written by Manik Sarkar, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and 'Eker Sathe ek melay egara-some perception' written by Dr Sanjoy Panda, Chief Secretary published by Gyan Bichitra Publication Tripura,Agartala are to be procured by all the  Secondary Schools out of Annual Grant provided to 839 schools by RMSA during 2013-14." Moreover, the circular also said ," ... ... to please arrange to procure /purchase above two publications in a bulk for all the school libraries under your control out of Annual Grant 2013-14.... ..."

    Now it is clear that if all the DEOs are forced to spend money to purchase these two books( one copy of each per school) a total of Rs 3,52,380/- will be spent and experts term it a sheer wastage of Centrally Sponsored Scheme's(RMSA) money. These books are not taught in any school neither these are included in the list of text books nor do they will help any students. That's why TRIPURAINFOWAY.com has put the following questions for clarifications from the side of the Government in the interests of our worldwide readers:-

1) Whether such order violets the transparency or the motive of the state Govt?

2) Who will be getting the royalty to be earned from the sale of these two books in such a huge quantity)

3) Who has instructed the Addl Director to issue such a circular?

4) Has any the Govt any specific target in assisting a purely private publication organ to increase its sell(especially for these two books)?

5) Have Chief Minister and the then Chief Secretary given their consent to School Education Department for enjoying the large amount of money as royalty(as it naturally goes to the writers)?

6) Why the DEOs/HMs will buy such books for their respective schools?

7) What is there in these books that can be taught to the pupils or why such stories be taught to pupils?

8) How can these two books benefit the students in increasing their knowledge?

9) Whether the any department has the right to spend Central funds in such way?

10) Whether School Education Department has taken approval of Human Resource Development Ministry, Govt of India before issuing such order?

11) A statistics on how many copies of these books are purchased by general public so far?