‘Centre must bear Anna varsity’s expenses for obtaining IoE status’
22/09/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ,CHENNAI
S. Ramadoss
PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Saturday said the Central government must bear the entire cost of obtaining the Institution of Eminence (IoE) status for Anna University.
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced that Anna University in Chennai and Jadavpur University in Kolkata had been selected by the Empowered Committee for grant of IoE status.
The PMK leader noted that the Centre would bear the entire cost for the eight Central educational institutions selected for the IoE status, including IIT Madras. However the two State-run universities would get only 50% or ₹1,000 crore, whichever is lower, of the entire expenditure needed for developing infrastructure and other facilities. “The Centre will provide ₹1,000 crore. Considering that Anna University needs ₹2,750 crore, it has to arrange for ₹1,750 crore in the next five years, which is impossible,” he said. He added that if the Tamil Nadu government and Anna University failed to commit their share of contribution for the next five years, the IoE status will be transferred to the Savitribai Phule or Aligarh Muslim Universities. “This sort of pressure by the Centre is unacceptable,” Mr. Ramadoss said.
22/09/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ,CHENNAI
S. Ramadoss
PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Saturday said the Central government must bear the entire cost of obtaining the Institution of Eminence (IoE) status for Anna University.
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced that Anna University in Chennai and Jadavpur University in Kolkata had been selected by the Empowered Committee for grant of IoE status.
The PMK leader noted that the Centre would bear the entire cost for the eight Central educational institutions selected for the IoE status, including IIT Madras. However the two State-run universities would get only 50% or ₹1,000 crore, whichever is lower, of the entire expenditure needed for developing infrastructure and other facilities. “The Centre will provide ₹1,000 crore. Considering that Anna University needs ₹2,750 crore, it has to arrange for ₹1,750 crore in the next five years, which is impossible,” he said. He added that if the Tamil Nadu government and Anna University failed to commit their share of contribution for the next five years, the IoE status will be transferred to the Savitribai Phule or Aligarh Muslim Universities. “This sort of pressure by the Centre is unacceptable,” Mr. Ramadoss said.
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