Irregularities in utilisation of funds allocated to MKU alleged
MADURAI, DECEMBER 26, 2018 00:00 IST
Alleging that there were widespread irregularities in the utilisation of funds allocated to Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), the MKU Faculty Association (MUFA) has demanded a thorough probe on the issue.
In a representation submitted to the the Registrar and Convenor’s Committee (CC), which is overseeing the administration in the absence of Vice-Chancellor, the association expressed disappointment over inaction by the committee on various long-pending demands.
Apart from probe on utilisation of RUSA funds, the key demands raised by MUFA included the reinstatement of S. Ravikumar, Producer, Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC), who, according to the association, was suspended without any enquiries five years ago following an anonymous complaint.
The association demanded the implementation of resolutions passed in the Syndicate meeting held on June 4, 2018, which included the approval of Academic Grade Pay increase for Assistant Professors. Refuting the explanation offered by the administration that CC cannot implement policy decisions, the association said that these were not new decisions as they were already approved by the Syndicate.
Stating that a number of vacancies of elected members had been left vacant in decision-making bodies like Academic Council, Senate and Syndicate, the association urged for the swift conduct of elections to fill these vacancies. The demands also included the reinstatement of two administrative staff, who were transferred outside the university premises for speaking to the media on the audio tape scandal that broke out earlier this year, in which university staff were allegedly involved.
MADURAI, DECEMBER 26, 2018 00:00 IST
Alleging that there were widespread irregularities in the utilisation of funds allocated to Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), the MKU Faculty Association (MUFA) has demanded a thorough probe on the issue.
In a representation submitted to the the Registrar and Convenor’s Committee (CC), which is overseeing the administration in the absence of Vice-Chancellor, the association expressed disappointment over inaction by the committee on various long-pending demands.
Apart from probe on utilisation of RUSA funds, the key demands raised by MUFA included the reinstatement of S. Ravikumar, Producer, Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC), who, according to the association, was suspended without any enquiries five years ago following an anonymous complaint.
The association demanded the implementation of resolutions passed in the Syndicate meeting held on June 4, 2018, which included the approval of Academic Grade Pay increase for Assistant Professors. Refuting the explanation offered by the administration that CC cannot implement policy decisions, the association said that these were not new decisions as they were already approved by the Syndicate.
Stating that a number of vacancies of elected members had been left vacant in decision-making bodies like Academic Council, Senate and Syndicate, the association urged for the swift conduct of elections to fill these vacancies. The demands also included the reinstatement of two administrative staff, who were transferred outside the university premises for speaking to the media on the audio tape scandal that broke out earlier this year, in which university staff were allegedly involved.
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