Anbil Mahesh arrest: Inside TN's alleged Rs 400 crore school approval racket | The News Minute

Private schools in Tamil Nadu are required to obtain several clearances from government departments to operate, renew their recognition or expand their facilities. These include fire safety certificates, structural stability certificates, sanitary certificates and planning approvals. These requirements are meant to ensure that schools meet basic safety standards before children are allowed to study in them.

TNM's Shabbir Ahmed examines how a system designed to ensure the safety of school buildings allegedly became the basis of a multi-crore collection racket, the accounts of school managements who say they were cheated, and the evidence to establish the money trail and determine who ultimately benefited.