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Fund irregularities: Delhi government orders enquiry committee for 12 government funded colleges

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Delhi government has decided to form an enquiry committee to look into fund irregularities in 12 government-funded colleges in the city. The directive to the Directorate of Higher Education for the same was given by Deputy CM and Education Minister Manish Sisodia.

As per the statement released by the government, Sisodia said that the decision had been taken after it was noticed that the 12 Delhi University colleges had not disbursed the salary of teaching and non-teaching staff.

Besides, many of the colleges had also not submitted the utilization certificates of the third quarter grants.

What does the government statement say?

“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,” Sisodia said in the statement, according to PTI.

“The non-submission of utilisation certificates seems to indicate financial irregularities. It seems like an attempt to avoid scrutiny and accountability,” he added.

The enquiry committee will look into how the third quarter grants and existing surplus funds have been spent.

“Strongest action needs to be taken against any financial irregularities by these Delhi government colleges,” he said as per the statement.

Thousands of DU teachers went on a strike on Thursday to protest the non-payment of salaries for the past six months. On Tuesday, DUTA gave a call for a university shutdown after employees of 12 DU colleges said they had not received salaries and other dues for over six months.

Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) President Rajib Ray claimed that the Delhi government has now released the sanction letter of Rs 82,79,79,507 under salary head and an amount of Rs 9,50,90,500 under other than salaries’ head.

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As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon

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Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.

Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.

CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS

The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.

COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION

He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.

The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.

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