Monthly Payment Order

Minister warns of tougher action against corruption

24 June 2010, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has warned the officials and employees of Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) of tougher action if any allegation of corruption in disbursing monthly payment order (MPO) is found against them. The minister made the remark after paying a surprise visit to DSHE, also known as Shikkha Bhaban at about 2:30pm yesterday. “I will personally investigate whether any official is involved in corruption while disbursing MPO to the non-government educational institutions,” he told the officials and staff of DSHE. The warning came in the wake of newspaper reports that some staffs of DSHE are asking for money from teachers of the educational institutions, included in the new MPO list, in exchange of disbursing their monthly payment order on time. “I will not spare any staff involved in such illegal dealings,” he said. The government listed 1,612 institutions for MPO facilities on June 16, and DSHE is now processing the papers for fund disbursement to these institutions. Nahid also entrusted two deputy secretaries of the education ministry with the responsibility to monitor the activities of MPO. He asked the officials to ensure hassle free service to the service recipients. Talking to the reporters, Nahid said, “We will show zero tolerance against corruption.”