Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Principal's Spelling Errors Lead to Rejected Cheque
A school principal in Himachal Pradesh wrote a cheque to pay a mid-day meal worker.
However, the cheque was full of spelling mistakes.
Instead of writing the amount correctly, the principal wrote things like 'saven Thursday'.
The bank rejected the cheque because of these errors.
People online saw it and are talking about the quality of education in schools, some of them made fun of the mistake.
The principal said the worker filled out the cheque.
A cheque from a Himachal Pradesh school principal was rejected due to spelling errors.
The cheque was written for ₹7,616 and meant for a mid-day meal worker.
The cheque contained errors like 'saven' for 'seven' and 'Thursday' for 'thousand'.
The bank did not accept the cheque.
Social media users reacted to the viral post, and called for investigation of the incident.
- Who
- Principal of Government Senior Secondary School, Ronhat and a Mid-Day Meal worker
- What
- A cheque with spelling errors was rejected by the bank.
- When
- September 25
- Where
- Himachal Pradesh
- Why
- Due to multiple spelling errors in the amount.
Criticism of Education System
Contextual factors
Root Cause of the Incident
Criticism of Education System
The incident highlights the problems within the education system, indicating a possible lack of quality.
Contextual factors
The principal explained that the worker filled out the cheque.
- Amount on Cheque
- ₹7,616
- Recipient
- Mid-Day Meal worker
- Date
- September 25
- Location
- Himachal Pradesh
- Reason for Rejection
- Spelling errors in the amount written
- School
- Government Senior Secondary School, Ronhat
