Madhya Pradesh Govt. School Repair Scam Shocked the Internet

In a startling expose in the Madhya Pradesh Shahdol district, a government high school in the Sakandi village in the Byawari assembly constituency has been accused of a huge corruption scam. A bill which went viral on social media indicated that 168 laborers and 65 masons were apparently engaged to do the work of simply painting with 4 liters of oil paint which cost a mere Rs. 1,06,984. 

This huge sum was sanctioned and taken out of the government treasury by the in-charge District Education Officer, Phool Singh Marpachi. There have been grave concerns of misappropriation of public funds with residents of this area stating that not even a small percentage of the number of laborers and masons found in the bill are to be found in the village.

The revelations of this dubious act have caused uproar and an indication of structural flaw in management of government finances. District Education Officer Phool Singh Marpachi asserted in response to the viral social media posts that he was not aware of the matter until the wide publicity and expressed desire to have it investigated. 

Lack of simple verification, avoidance of background check, and approving the request officially with only paperwork provide the boldness of the alleged fraud. With these cases of Sakandi village and Nipaniya villages as an evidence, it shows a clear picture as to why the state of Madhya Pradesh is struggling against allegations of corruption on such a large scale in its government organisations.

The same kind of discrepancy was found at the Government Higher Secondary School in Nipaniya village, where 275 laborers and 150 masons were engaged to paint 20 liters, put up 10 windows and fix 4 doors at a cost of Rs. 2,31,685. To make the matter more suspicious, the bill submitted by Nipaniya was signed by the principal of the school on April 4, 2025, whereas the bill was made by Sudhakar Construction Odari on May 5, 2025, implying that the principal approved it a month before it was prepared. 

Moreover, even though there were regulations to be able to submit photos of before and after works on maintenance work there was no such evidence found on these bills but treasury officers still released the payment approving the said payment without looking at the evidence. This shows how the corruption works right in front without the government getting a hint of it.