Established in 2003, the Scotch Prize recognizes efforts in digital, financial, social inclusion, governance, inclusive growth, technology and applications, and corporate leadership.
However, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari claimed that “there are serious allegations about the credibility of such awards”.
“The Department of School Education and the Department of Higher Education, Government of India – both have won the prestigious Skoch Gold Awards. Hearty congratulations to all the officers and members for this remarkable achievement,” Banerjee wrote on Twitter.
State Education Minister Bratya Basu also expressed happiness over the achievements and congratulated all the stakeholders in the sector including teachers, officials and students for their efforts and services to ensure that teaching activities are disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Don’t be
“Happy to share that the Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal has received the esteemed SKOCH GOLD Award for its transformative performance during #COVID19! Congratulations to all the officers and members for your hard work and dedication. Let us aim high,” Banerjee also said on the microblogging site.
The official alleged that spending more results in “big rewards”.
“Some WB government departments have recently won ‘prestigious’ Skoch awards. There are serious allegations about the credibility of such awards. It seems that everyone who applies gets the award. Expensive to display yourself at the final stage You have to buy stalls.
He also said, “Spend more results in bigger prizes. For example (for example) the skill development department bought a stall worth Rs 12 lakh and got a gold award, while someone bought a stall worth Rs 2 lakh and got a silver award. Or received the SKOCH Order of Merit. SAIL’ awards call into question the authenticity of the award winners.”
West Bengal Energy Minister Arup Biswas denied the allegations and said that the Scotch Gold Award is an important honor for every recipient who fulfills certain criteria and benchmarks.
“The BJP was rejected by the people of the state in the last assembly elections,” he said.
Notably, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs received the ‘Skoch Challenger’ award for its performance in e-governance earlier this year, while the Rural Development of Maharashtra and the Industries and Commerce departments of Haryana also registered a liability register. Won award for ease of payment system. doing business respectively. PTI SUS BDC BDC BDC
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