AMU spokesman Shafey Kidwai sought to play down the issue, saying while the general annual grant for development projects had gone down, this shortfall would be partially compensated by funds provided by the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA), which have been applied for by the university.
AMU Teachers' Association to discuss grant allocation issue at executive committee meet today
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Teachers' Association (AMUTA) will hold a meeting of its executive committee today to discuss the issue of the reported steep decline in the allocation of development grants to the varsity over the past five years.
AMUTA, Secretary, Najamul Islam, said that "in the wake of the concerns raised at AMU, teachers would like to discuss the situation and then formulate their response and then convey the same to the authorities concerned. The AMU authorities on Thursday sought to allay apprehensions on the allocation of grants, saying the university has approached the central government on this matter and is vigorously pursuing the matter."
AMU spokesman Shafey Kidwai sought to play down the issue, saying while the general annual grant for development projects had gone down, this shortfall would be partially compensated by funds provided by the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA), which have been applied for by the university, as reported by Latestly.
Meanwhile, a senior AMU official has confirmed that the general grant for development projects (which includes new construction and repair and maintenance) in the annual budget which stood at INR 19 crore per annum in the year 2017-18 has now dipped to INR 9.5 crore. When contacted, AMU Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor said that the cut in the allocation is not just in AMU and is across the board for all central universities during the pandemic lockdown.
From this year onwards, AMU will be enrolling students to undergraduate courses on the basis of CUET 2022 score.
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