“भंडाऱ्यातील शालार्थ आयडी घोटाळा: शिक्षण विभागात कोट्यवधींचा फंड कुठे निघून गेला?”
The Shalarth ID scam has sent shockwaves through the education system in Bhandara, emerging as one of the biggest education frauds in Maharashtra. Originally designed as a digital payroll and personnel system for teachers and staff, the Shalarth platform was allegedly manipulated to create thousands of bogus Shalarth IDs. These fake identities were used to draw salaries worth crores of rupees, causing widespread administrative chaos and severely damaging trust in the education department. Investigations by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) have already led to multiple arrests, including senior education officials, and ongoing probes suggest the scam could involve hundreds of fake appointments and large-scale financial irregularities.

