University heads face censure after criticising government

The department of higher education of the Delhi government, controlled by the Aam Aadmi Party, has written to the Delhi University vice-chancellor seeking disciplinary action against the principals of 12 Delhi government-sponsored colleges, accusing them of “inciting staff and creating a hostile educational environment”, writes Gayathri Mani for Express News Service.

The principals of these colleges had earlier blamed the government for “reducing the budget estimates to about 75% in comparison to the previous years” and “forcing the colleges” to use the student funds, which is against University Grants Commission guidelines.

The city government issued the letter to Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh on 3 November. “Government’s grant is released in four instalments based on Utilisation Certificates (UCs) provided by the colleges. Instead of providing UCs on time and managing the accounts properly, the principals have been inciting teachers and staff by utterances, creating a hostile educational environment,” reads the letter undersigned by Ranjana Deswal, director of higher education. The letter asked the vice-chancellor to take suitable disciplinary action against the principals for violation of Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules.
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