Mohammed Younus / Hyderabad : Formation of Telangana State seems to have done no good for the universities of the state as the fund crunch is haunting like ghost from the past, thanks to the lackadaisical approach of the government. The situation of State universities does not seem to have changed much in the new State as the funds allocated for these higher learning centres remain the same as they were when both the States – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – were one.
Situation of universities does not seem to have changed much in the new State as the funds allocated for these higher learning centres remain the same as they were when both the States – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – were one.
The statistics of the fund allocations during last three years reveal that the universities were never provided with sufficient funds every year in Telangana region. The condition of varsities in the State is quite damaging as the difference between the required and allocated funds by the government was huge.Staff associated with the universities alleges that these higher learning centres were neglected during the consecutive combined AP governments in the previous and the present government also doing the same.
State universities have been denied sufficient block grants needed for the payment of salaries and pensions of the teaching and non-teaching employees. The continuous fund crisis for several years was allegedly hampering the research and academic activities in the universities. Telangana State Federation of University Teachers Association (TS FUTA) chairman B Satyanarayan said that due to the deficit in funds, the university authorities have been unable to pay the salaries and pensions. He said that in some instances varsity authorities diverted the funds, meant for research activities, granted by University Grants Commission (UGC), to salaries.
He said that if this situation continues, the whole system of higher education, which is already in a dilapidated condition, shall become worser. He said that the OU authorities recently diverted the UGC funds to pay the salaries of September and October 2014. He said that the total monthly expenditure of the OU is Rs 27 crore and government was releasing only Rs 14 crore. The amount needed to pay salaries itself makes up to the Rs 24 crore per month. The monthly expenditure varies from university to university.
Other than block grants given by the State government, varsities get funds from UGC, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR). Funds from such institutions are used only for the research purposes and payments of fellowships. The fund allocation graph for the universities in Andhra Pradesh stood in ascending order over a period of time. The grants for universities situated in the AP region were increased periodically by the consecutive governments unlike TS varsities.
Situation of universities does not seem to have changed much in the new State as the funds allocated for these higher learning centres remain the same as they were when both the States – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – were one.
The statistics of the fund allocations during last three years reveal that the universities were never provided with sufficient funds every year in Telangana region. The condition of varsities in the State is quite damaging as the difference between the required and allocated funds by the government was huge.Staff associated with the universities alleges that these higher learning centres were neglected during the consecutive combined AP governments in the previous and the present government also doing the same.State universities have been denied sufficient block grants needed for the payment of salaries and pensions of the teaching and non-teaching employees. The continuous fund crisis for several years was allegedly hampering the research and academic activities in the universities. Telangana State Federation of University Teachers Association (TS FUTA) chairman B Satyanarayan said that due to the deficit in funds, the university authorities have been unable to pay the salaries and pensions. He said that in some instances varsity authorities diverted the funds, meant for research activities, granted by University Grants Commission (UGC), to salaries.
He said that if this situation continues, the whole system of higher education, which is already in a dilapidated condition, shall become worser. He said that the OU authorities recently diverted the UGC funds to pay the salaries of September and October 2014. He said that the total monthly expenditure of the OU is Rs 27 crore and government was releasing only Rs 14 crore. The amount needed to pay salaries itself makes up to the Rs 24 crore per month. The monthly expenditure varies from university to university. Other than block grants given by the State government, varsities get funds from UGC, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR). Funds from such institutions are used only for the research purposes and payments of fellowships. The fund allocation graph for the universities in Andhra Pradesh stood in ascending order over a period of time. The grants for universities situated in the AP region were increased periodically by the consecutive governments unlike TS varsities.
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