A Three member Enquiry Committee has been formed by the Government of Manipur to investigate the issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the Affiliation of 25 Schools to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) New Delhi by Unauthorised persons and officials. The 25 educational institutions of Manipur that were recently affiliated are affiliated by the CBSE after finding that the state Education department has not issued any NOC to those schools for affiliation to the CBSE.
An official notification in this regard has been issued by Anjali Chongtham, Joint Secretary of Education of the Government of Manipur. The terms of reference of the Inquiry Committee are Find out officials and officers responsible for issuing the NOCs without following due process, find out if signatures have been forced in reference of any of the signatures in the NOCs recommend appropriate action against responsible officers and officials in case of any evidence of forgeries, appropriate legal action to be taken up by filing FIR, etc.
Notably, the CBSE recently withdrew the affiliation which was recently granted to the 25 schools from two districts of Manipur Churachandpur and Kangpokpi with immediate effect. However, the affiliation was withdrawn on the conclusion that the NOCs submitted by these schools had not been issued by the Authorized personnel of State Government and for cancellation of affiliation as requested by the Manipur Government.