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Maha govt spends nearly Rs 5 crore annually to conduct competency tests: RTI
Updated On: 11 December, 2017 04:13 PM IST | Mumbai | Pallavi Smart
<p>RTI report sparks outrage as school teachers slam huge expenditure over ‘useless’ tests; education department justifies stand</p>

Barely a month after the BMS paper leak scam which shook the state education department as internal staff members of the department were allegedly involved in the case, an RTI report has revealed that the Maharashtra government spends nearly Rs 5 crore annually to conduct competency tests. The report has sparked a major debate as teachers allege that despite the huge expenditure, little is achieved from the tests as mismanagement and paper leaks plague the system on a routine basis.

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