Jamia Millia Islamia has allocated Rs 1.5 crore for renovation of the vice-chancellor’s office, prompting activists to seek UGC’s intervention in the issue.
Jamia Millia Islamia has allocated Rs 1.5 crore for renovation of the vice-chancellor’s office, prompting activists to seek UGC’s intervention in the issue. The UGC, on its part, has sought an explanation from the university about such huge expenditure.
According to the university’s response to an RTI query filed by activist Firoz Bakht Ahmad, it has earmarked Rs 1,54,27,403 for repairing and refurbishing the V-C’s office. Rs 4.8 lakh was spent on the office’s renovation during the tenure (2009-2013) of previous vice-chancellor Najeeb Jung, who is now the lieutenant-governor of the national capital. Rs 54.8 lakh was spent on refurbishing the office when Mushir-ul-Hasan was the vice- chancellor from 2004 to 2009.
“It should be a matter of thorough probe as to what went wrong with the building which was luxuriously renovated,” a complaint sent to UGC said.
