Funds to 28 DU colleges stopped

The Delhi government on Monday stopped grants to 28 Delhi University-aided colleges as they had failed to form their governing bodies in the last 10 months.

The stringent move taken by the AAP-led government will have an impact on the issues ranging from salaries of the teachers to cost of the buildings.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio on Monday, took on to the social media and announced his decision.

“Hv ordered Fin Dept to stop funding for Delhi gov funded 28 DU colleges, as DU not willing to form governing bodies for last 10 months (sic),” he tweeted.

Smelling a rat in the functioning of the colleges, Sisodia had questioned how the educational institutes are working without forming a governing body last month.

“I can not allow unchecked corruption and irregularities to be sustained on Delhi govt funds in the name of Education (sic),” he tweeted further.

A governing body is responsible for taking each and every decision related to the functioning of the college. As per the officials, aided-colleges receive funds of about 20-22 crores in four installments every year — July, November, January, and March.

While 12 out of 28 colleges are fully funded by the Delhi government, remaining …read more