Schools told to re-upload staff documents after Shalarth scam
For the earlier period, from November 2012 to November 2016—when Shalarth IDs were not issued—schools must upload the appointment letter, joining report, and individual approval.
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Local officers are to ensure schools upload all required documents, which will be verified along with the staff members’ Shalarth ID. (representative image)In the wake of the Shalarth ID scam in Maharashtra, all government and aided schools across the state have been directed to re-upload original documents of teaching and non-teaching staff appointed between November 2012 and July 2025 for verification.
Schools have been told to complete the process by the end of August.
Commissioner of Education Sachindra Pratap Singh has issued a letter to all education officers instructing them to oversee and complete the verification drive.
Local officers are to ensure schools upload all required documents, which will be verified along with the staff members’ Shalarth ID.
The scam, which came to light in Nagpur division, exposed major irregularities in teacher recruitment. Investigations revealed the use of fake Shalarth IDs and bogus TET certificates to fraudulently approve and pay non-existent staff.
In response, the state government has recently formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the matter.
Simultaneously the education department has expanded the verification drive to all divisions.
As per the official letter, for staff appointed between November 2016 and July 2025, schools must upload the individual approval order, Shalarth ID order, appointment letter from the private management, and joining report.
For the earlier period, from November 2012 to November 2016—when Shalarth IDs were not issued—schools must upload the appointment letter, joining report, and individual approval.
However, the directive has sparked criticism from schools and staff. Many argue the process is an unnecessary burden on schools which have already done this process at the time of recruitment.
Mahendra Ganpule of the Maharashtra School Principals’ Association said, “All these documents are already with the education offices and salary units. Instead of asking schools to repeat the process, the department should verify existing records and demand original documents for suspected entries.”
What is the Shalarth ID scam?
The Shalarth ID is a unique identity for teachers in government and aided school staff in Maharashtra through which employment records are maintained and disbursement of salary and other benefits is ensured.
Unravelling of the scam had shown that multiple fake IDs were created on the government’s salary portal for teaching and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools to disburse salaries to fake teachers. While there have been few arrests by Nagpur police in this case, the state-formed SIT arrested the alleged mastermind of the scam, Nilesh Waghmare, earlier this week.
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