New Delhi: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Friday (March 12) arrange an enquiry committee to look into the alleged irregularity of funds in 12 Delhi authorities funded colleges, stating that strict motion to be taken against these accountable. The enquiry panel will look into how the third quarter grants and current surplus funds have been spent.
The growth got here after stories that some Delhi government-funded colleges haven’t disbursed wage to lecturers and different employees.
Issuing instructions to the Directorate of Higher Education to arrange an enquiry committee to look into alleged irregularities of funds in 12 metropolis government-funded colleges, Sisodia mentioned the choice was made after noticing that these Delhi University colleges had not disbursed the salaries of instructing and non-teaching employees and likewise that many colleges didn’t submit the utilisation certificates of the third quarter grants.
In an announcement, Sisodia mentioned, “If the colleges have not disbursed salaries, then what has been done with the funds with the college? What is the reason that utilisation certificates have not been submitted? The non-submission of utilisation certificates seems to indicate financial irregularities. It seems like an attempt to avoid scrutiny and accountability.”
The Deputy CM, Manish Sisodia, who additionally holds the schooling portfolio within the Delhi authorities, additional mentioned, “Strongest action needs to be taken against any financial irregularities by these Delhi government colleges.”Â
Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) president Rajib Ray claimed that the Delhi authorities has now launched the sanction letter of Rs 82,79,79,507 underneath wage head and an quantity of Rs 9,50,90,500 underneath apart from salaries’ head.
On Thursday, 1000’s of DU lecturers went on a strike to protest the non-payment of salaries for the previous six months. The name for a college “shutdown” was given by DUTA on Tuesday as many workers of 12 DU colleges, that are totally funded by the Delhi authorities, alleged they’d not acquired salaries and different dues for over six months.Â
(With Agency Inputs)
