NEW DELHI: Trouble is far from over for hundreds of teachers and non-teaching staff at 12 Delhi government-funded Delhi University colleges. While the government had released funds last month so that the salaries of two months (January and February) could be paid, the colleges are now struggling to pay salaries to their staff for the months of March and April.
So far, nine of the 12 colleges have paid salaries for March either from their savings or have diverted funds from some other accounts.
Hem Chand Jain, principal of Deen Dayal Upadhyay College, informed TOI that the college had to divert funds from their savings to pay salaries to its teachers and non-teaching staff members. “We have heard that Delhi government is in the process of releasing funds.”
Three DU colleges are, however, yet to pay salaries as they do not have adequate funds at their disposal. These include Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, Keshav Mahavidyalaya and BR Ambedkar College.
“We managed to pay the salary of our non-teaching staff for the month of March. But we are unable to pay salaries to our teachers. If the funds are not released by May, we may not be able to pay the salary for April either,” said Payal Mago, principal of Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women.
“March salary of thousands of employees has not been paid in DU colleges. Under this extreme environment of lockdown due to Covid-19, Delhi government has not released sufficient grant to these colleges. This is shameful and inhuman,” said Sujit Kumar, professor at BR Ambedkar College.
Kumar alleged the problem was due to “conflicting interests of two political parties to grab the control of the governing bodies of these colleges.”
Last month, TOI had highlighted how the 12 colleges without GBs were not getting the funds as the government insisted on the formation of GBs before releasing the funds. EC member Rajesh Jha claimed that the DU was yet to send the names of the panel members to the colleges.
A senior DU official, however, said: “Due to the lockdown, the technical process was not completed and hence the delay in sending the approved list.”
Denial of salaries “amounts to violation of human rights,” said DUTA president Rajib Ray.
Delhi government officials were not available for comment.
So far, nine of the 12 colleges have paid salaries for March either from their savings or have diverted funds from some other accounts.
Hem Chand Jain, principal of Deen Dayal Upadhyay College, informed TOI that the college had to divert funds from their savings to pay salaries to its teachers and non-teaching staff members. “We have heard that Delhi government is in the process of releasing funds.”
Three DU colleges are, however, yet to pay salaries as they do not have adequate funds at their disposal. These include Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, Keshav Mahavidyalaya and BR Ambedkar College.
“We managed to pay the salary of our non-teaching staff for the month of March. But we are unable to pay salaries to our teachers. If the funds are not released by May, we may not be able to pay the salary for April either,” said Payal Mago, principal of Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women.
“March salary of thousands of employees has not been paid in DU colleges. Under this extreme environment of lockdown due to Covid-19, Delhi government has not released sufficient grant to these colleges. This is shameful and inhuman,” said Sujit Kumar, professor at BR Ambedkar College.
Kumar alleged the problem was due to “conflicting interests of two political parties to grab the control of the governing bodies of these colleges.”
Last month, TOI had highlighted how the 12 colleges without GBs were not getting the funds as the government insisted on the formation of GBs before releasing the funds. EC member Rajesh Jha claimed that the DU was yet to send the names of the panel members to the colleges.
A senior DU official, however, said: “Due to the lockdown, the technical process was not completed and hence the delay in sending the approved list.”
Denial of salaries “amounts to violation of human rights,” said DUTA president Rajib Ray.
Delhi government officials were not available for comment.
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