An Audit of Information of the Regional Joint Administrators of Faculty Training by the Comptroller and Auditor Normal (CAG) has discovered that aided and self-fainacing faculties in Tamil Nadu Have over Purposes, undergraduate or postgraduate packages.
The Directorate of Faculty Training Points Annual Pointers that faculty can cost ₹ 48 as Utility Charge for Ug Programs and ₹ 58 for Pg Programs. Faculty could cost a registration charge of ₹ 2 from Every Applicant. The applying charge is waived for sc/college students.
The Cag Report for the Yr Ended March 2023, Tabled within the Meeting on TuesDay, stated a scrutiny of information of information from 95 aided and self-finning faculties functioning perceive Directorate of Faculty Training for the interval 2021-24, discovered that 72 faculties had collected extra charge, starting from ₹ 50 to ₹ 545, from 1,29,579 Candidates, Okher TAN SC/Stak CateGory. It resulted in an extra assortment of ₹ 1.34 Crore.
As many as 16 faculties collected ₹ 1.28 Crore as Utility Processing Charge from 82,389 Candidates. The audit discovered that the general change assortment Amouned to ₹ 3.14 Crore in July 2022. Management the Self-Financing Faculties.
The cag identified that part 28 of the act Empowered the federal government to make sure that “Cost or Cost Specified by the Competent Authority (Means Authority, Officer Oor Individual Empowered by Govartement) Collected. ” The cag maintained that each one the universities are sure to comply with the federal government order. The Authorities Responded that because the College students of 2019-20 to 2021-22 would have left the school after completeing the ug course, refunding the charge can be poor.
The cag really useful that strict directions be issued to gather solely the prescribed charges and take steps to direct the universities to refund the surplus charges.
Unuses Buildings
The cag discovered {that a} authorities polytechnic faculty in ambalakaranpettai melur in Madurai District below the Directorate of Technical Training (DOTE) Had Constructed The Principal’s Quarters and A Visitor HuSE, However Not A Compound Wall for the Establishment.
Theollege Constructed an Auditorium Wort ₹ 60.93 Lakh however Barely used it. A Visitor Home, Principal’s Quarters, and Sports activities Membership/Fitness center Constructed at a Value of Over ₹ 1.18 Crore Remained Unused Unused for Over Six Years. Solely 13% of labor on the compound wall that might guarantee the protection of the establishment has been accomplished. The faculty has not taken up work on Inner Water Provide, Two-WHEELER Parking and Arch, Costing ₹ 2.01 Crore that might profit the scholars.
To cag’s enquiries, the dote stated the Principal’s Quarters and Visitor Home Have been Important Contemplating The Distance of the Faculty from Melur Taluk and Madurai. However the cag stated as per aice norms the buildings are termed ‘fascinating’ and never ‘important’.
In addition to, the dote had not justified the necessity for a health club, when the school served solely day students who commuted from Melur. The Principal stated the compound wall was not completes as the price of the mission was revised and funds has not been allotted. Additionally, Lack of Habitation within the Neighborhood and Incapability to Discover Snacks for Visitors Resulted in Non-Use of the Visitor Home and the Principal’s Quarters, The Audit was Advised. The federal government stated the Principal’s Quarters WWECUPIED and the Fitness center Had Been Transformed right into a Laboratory. The Development of Compound Wall Had Been Initiated.
The cag really useful that the dote ought to standardise norms for development of buildings for presidency polytechnics, search detailed detailed justifications for buildings from person organisations insertiad of relyad of relyad From the general public works division. It Urged the federal government to take steps to make use of the idle buildings.
Printed – April 30, 2025 01:33 AM IST