Tech-savvy theft of tab money: Police focus on data access, Oppositions finger at TMC ‘loot’

People with computer know-how and access to usernames and passwords of schools are suspected to be the key operatives in siphoning off funds meant for higher secondary students of government and state-aided schools to buy tabs or smartphones for digital learning.

A one-time grant of ₹10,000 to Class XI and XII students is given under the state government’s Taruner Swapna scheme.