New Delhi: The National Democratic Teachers’ Front, a teacher body affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has urged the Education Ministry to intervene and look into what it termed as “misgovernance” in colleges of Delhi University maintained by Delhi government and some private trusts, reported news agency PTI. In a note submitted to two BJP MPs, the NDTF also suggested that Delhi University takeover 12 colleges which are mainly funded by the Delhi government if it fails to release funds for these colleges, the report stated further.
An NDTF delegation led by its president A K Bhagi held a meeting with MPs Pravesh Verma and Manoj Tiwari. Bhagi is also the president of the Delhi University Teachers Association.
“We have submitted a note to two Delhi MPs Pravesh Verma and Manoj Tiwari. NDTF is trying to convince all seven Delhi MPs about the crisis in the coming days and is pressing for the taking over of these colleges by DU and funding by UGC (University Grant Commission),” he said.
The teachers’ body, in its note to the two MPs, stated that the funds of 12 Delhi government-funded colleges are unduly cut and delayed by the Delhi government, which has resulted in an “inordinate delay in the dispersal of salaries to the staff in the last four years on most occasions”.
It alleged that the Delhi government had been using different excuses at different times, “starting from GB nomination to graft charges and now linking student fund fees with the salaries of staff”, for not releasing full funds.
“Most colleges are now being subject to harassment through a special audit by a private agency,” it added.
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