An essential pillar of accountability and transparency at Raja Education & Bahuuddeshiya Society is an institutional mechanism that enables staff, educators, volunteers, and stakeholders to voice legitimate concerns regarding serious malpractice or wrongdoing in an effective and responsible manner.
While it is a fundamental term of every employment arrangement that personnel will faithfully serve the society and safeguard legitimate confidential information, the society recognizes that if an individual discovers evidence of serious internal malpractice, they must be empowered to disclose it internally without any fear of reprisal, discrimination, or victimisation.
This policy is explicitly designed to enable all categories of employees, project workers, teachers, and field volunteers to raise high-level concerns internally regarding actions they reasonably believe constitute malpractice, impropriety, or ethical failures.
This policy specifically covers serious public-interest concerns, including but not limited to:
This policy is strictly intended to assist individuals who uncover systemic malpractice or ethical improprieties. It is not designed to question the standard administrative or financial decisions made by the Executive Management Committee, nor should it be used to re-verify personal grievances or matters that are already actively being addressed under standard harassment, POSH, or disciplinary procedures.
This policy offers comprehensive institutional protection to any employee or volunteer who makes a disclosure, provided the submission is:
The society guarantees that no genuine whistleblower will be dismissed, demoted, penalized, or disadvantaged in their career progression as a direct result of making an internal good-faith disclosure.
The society will treat every disclosure with the utmost sensitivity and discretion. The identity of the individual raising the concern will be kept confidential, provided that doing so does not legally impede, frustrate, or halt the necessary investigation process. If the investigation subsequently requires the whistleblower to provide a formal witness statement as part of legal or disciplinary evidence, the tracking officer will discuss this transparently with the individual prior to disclosure.
This policy strongly encourages whistleblowers to put their names to disclosures to ensure complete investigative clarity. Concerns raised completely anonymously carry less weight and are harder to verify; however, they may be reviewed and investigated at the sole discretion of the Executive Management Committee. In exercising this discretion, the committee will evaluate:
If an individual files an allegation in good faith that is subsequently unconfirmed by a thorough investigation, no retaliatory action whatsoever will be taken against them. However, if an investigation reveals that an individual has knowingly made false, malicious, or vexatious allegations—particularly if they persistently pursue a known falsehood—strict internal disciplinary action may be initiated against that specific individual.
On receipt of a formal complaint regarding internal malpractice, the administrator or staff member who receives the information must document it and pass it as soon as practically possible to the designated investigating authority:
[Institutional Lapses] ──> Report to: School Headmaster / Principal
[Welfare/Project Lapses] ──> Report to: Designated Project Coordinator
[Executive/Higher Lapses]─> Report to: Secretary or President of the Society
Every assigned investigating officer must strictly adhere to the following operational phases:
Should a complainant feel that their concern cannot be safely voiced through regular administrative lines, or if they are unsatisfied with the internal investigation's conclusion, they may appeal directly to the independent members of the Governing Body:
If standard internal pathways are exhausted or deemed unsuitable due to conflicts of interest, stakeholders may directly contact the appointed oversight members of the society's governing council:
| Level | Role / Oversight Function | Contact Number | Primary Communication Route |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tier 1 |
Senior Management Committee Member |
+91 94054 57145 |
urdupraja@gmail.com |
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Tier 2 |
Independent Trust Board Overseer |
+91 70207 34483 |
urdupraja@gmail.com |
If an internal investigation concludes that an allegation is unsubstantiated, yet the complainant remains reasonably convinced that systemic malpractice persists, the society recognizes the legal and lawful right of individuals to take their disclosures to external prescribed authorities, statutory bodies, or judicial registrars under the Maharashtra Public Trusts framework.
This policy serves as a public declaration of Raja Education & Bahuuddeshiya Society’s unwavering commitment to financial clarity, professional ethics, and absolute institutional integrity.
