Fresh trouble brews for DU Vice-Chancellor
18 Jan 2015 4:15 AM IST
Singh has been at the centre of controversy ever since the row over the four year undergraduate programme (FYUP) broke out, with HRD ministry under Smriti Irani directing him to roll back the programme in June last year as it had no approval from the President who is the Visitor to Central universities.
In his letter, Yechury has also mentioned about a ‘white paper’ released by Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) alleging grave illegalities, academic erosion and administrative breakdown due to abuse of office by the V-C.
The V-C, whose tenure ends in October this year, is also accused of having diverted funds to the tune of Rs 150 crore from funds meant for OBC students to purchase 62,600 laptops.
HRD ministry officials said that the Minister has forwarded Yechury’s letter along with a host of other documents to Rashtrapati Bhavan in December last year but was yet to receive a response.
“We have received no communication from the President after the Ministry sent the documents to the President last month,” said a senior HRD ministry official.
Sources however said the Rashtrapati Bhavan was closely monitoring the developments in Delhi University and was examining the charges against Singh.
They said that Rashtrapati Bhavan is believed to have asked for further information on the allegations against him from the ministry.
Yechury, had in November, led a delegation of university teachers to the President, to protest against Singh’s continuation in office.
DUTA had released a white paper in August last year accusing Singh of administrative and financial irregularities.
The teachers’ association has also been demanding a visitorial enquiry into the allegations and had sought the intervention of the President, who is the Visitor of Delhi University.
Taking cognisance of the white paper submitted by DUTA, the HRD ministry had asked the varsity to send a point-wise response to the allegations made in the document.
A committee, which was set up by the ministry to look into the alleged diversion of funds, is understood to have found the V-C guilty in its report submitted to the ministry.
DUTA had also alleged that there has been an illegal diversion of funds over Rs 100 crore from the university’s School of Open Learning.
In his letter, Yechury has also mentioned about a ‘white paper’ released by Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) alleging grave illegalities, academic erosion and administrative breakdown due to abuse of office by the V-C.
The V-C, whose tenure ends in October this year, is also accused of having diverted funds to the tune of Rs 150 crore from funds meant for OBC students to purchase 62,600 laptops.
HRD ministry officials said that the Minister has forwarded Yechury’s letter along with a host of other documents to Rashtrapati Bhavan in December last year but was yet to receive a response.
“We have received no communication from the President after the Ministry sent the documents to the President last month,” said a senior HRD ministry official.
Sources however said the Rashtrapati Bhavan was closely monitoring the developments in Delhi University and was examining the charges against Singh.
They said that Rashtrapati Bhavan is believed to have asked for further information on the allegations against him from the ministry.
Yechury, had in November, led a delegation of university teachers to the President, to protest against Singh’s continuation in office.
DUTA had released a white paper in August last year accusing Singh of administrative and financial irregularities.
The teachers’ association has also been demanding a visitorial enquiry into the allegations and had sought the intervention of the President, who is the Visitor of Delhi University.
Taking cognisance of the white paper submitted by DUTA, the HRD ministry had asked the varsity to send a point-wise response to the allegations made in the document.
A committee, which was set up by the ministry to look into the alleged diversion of funds, is understood to have found the V-C guilty in its report submitted to the ministry.
DUTA had also alleged that there has been an illegal diversion of funds over Rs 100 crore from the university’s School of Open Learning.
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