DUSU fumes over order on payment of salaries from student funds

By Ashish Srivastava New Delhi, Oct 18 : The Delhi government’s latest order to pay salaries of teaching and non teaching staff of 12 colleges of University of Delhi which are funded by the state government from the students’ society funds (SSF) is receiving immense backlash from the students and teachers’ community alike.
The Delhi University Students’ Union along with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has opened up a front against the Delhi government over its order on the issue. Meanwhile, the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) has also opposed the order of the government.
The student body and DUSU told IANS that they plan to mobilise the students to oppose this loot of students’ funds. Apart from agitation and protests, they also informed that they would file a PIL against the Delhi government’s order if it fails to repeal the order.
In the order which was released on Friday, Delhi government’s Directorate of Higher Education cited “ongoing special audit and non-release of grant-in-aid” as the reason owing to the pending salaries of staff. It also stated that such actions have been taken in the past as well.
“Outstanding salaries to teaching and non-teaching staff be released immediately from the Student Society Fund (SSF) as has been done in the past, till the process of special audit is completed/further installments of grant-in-aid (under the salary head) are released,” the order read.
However, the order did not clarify whether the money, thus borrowed, would be later put back.