Short of funds, Pondy univ urges students to donate caution deposit
‘Fund Crunch Due To Lavish Spending’
Bosco.Dominique@timesgroup.com
Puducherry: 13.12.2020
Pondicherry Central University, which faces financial crunch has appealed to the students who have completed their programmes to donate their caution deposit to the university.
University director (studies and educational innovation and rural reconstruction) S Balakrishnan appealed to all deans, heads of the schools, departments and centres in this regard. Balakrishnan said the university faces resource crunch to carry out academic activities as the funds received from the University Grants' Commission cover only a part of the expenditure incurred by the university.
"To augment its resources, the university requests the passed out students to donate their caution deposit to the Pondicherry University funds. This donation to the alma mater will help in resources mobilization for improving academic activities. The deans and heads of the schools, departments and centres are requested to advise the students in this regard," he appealed. The students, who still wish to get their caution deposit refunded can fill the requisite form and submit to their respective heads of the schools, departments and centres.
The varsity's appeal seeking donations from the students was strongly condemned by the various students' forums. The students' representatives argued that the financial crisis was an outcome of the 'incompetency' of the administration. "It is not the first time the administration has passed the burden of their incompetency and mismanagement on the student community," said a statement released by the Students' Federation of India (SFI), Pondicherry University unit. The representatives came down heavily on the administration pointing out that it spends funds lavishly to construct compound walls within the university premises, against the guidelines of the Centre.
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