mumbai last year the state board had introduced the concept of a vigilance committee to be set up at every board examination centre in the city but to date most schools and colleges have not implemented the plan many are not even aware of its existence the aim of the committee was to crack down on cheating cases according to the state boards circular examination centres were supposed to form a committee comprising the principal teachers parents and an education official a principal from a junior college in byculla said last year the state board had sent us a circular but this year nothing has shaped up we were not told anything about setting up these local vigilance centres another school also added that even though they were informed about the committee in a meeting but they had not received the circular other schools and colleges in south mumbai too were of the view that the board was to set up the committee and said they were not aware that it was their responsibility to put a team together we thought it was secret vigilant committee that would be set up and operated by the board itself said a school principal ravindra bhise divisional board secretary told toi that schools had been informed in advance we also reminded the schools in a meeting conducted 15 days prior to the examination and are expecting them to follow the rule fr francis swamy principal of holy family high school andheri e said the committee had been recommended by the state board and it is the duty of the schoolscolleges to put it in place we make it a point to keep reminding our teachers to be vigilant during examinations