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JU spent over Rs 10 cr on electricity, telephone/mobile bills 9/20/2015 11:24:26 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU: Sept 20: Strange it may sound but it's true that Jammu University has spent a massive sum of rupees ten crore and five lakh on account of electricity and mobile/landline expenditure during the last five financial years while ignoring the key area of academic growth/ rigorous research work and students' welfare, revealed a RTI reply. Addressing a press conference here, NSF senior vice president Surjit Choudhary disclosed the data related to the expenditure made by University during the last five years which he got through RTI reply No. PIO-11/JU/15/1501 dated 4-Sep-2015. He revealed that amount close to Rs 9.53 crore have been spent on electricity excluding the expenditure incurred by the University to run the high power diesel generator sets. The bill amount was Rs 1.68 crore for financial year 2010-11, Rs 1.90 crore for 2011-12, Rs 1.81 crore for 2012-13, Rs 2.49 crore for 2013-14 and Rs 1.66 crore for 2014-15. Similarly, University spent nearly Rs 53 lakh on account of Landline/ Mobile expenditure. The amount remained at Rs 13 lakh for the financial year 2010-11, Rs 12 lakh for 2011-12, Rs 9 lakh for 2012-13, Rs 10.5 lakh for 2013-14 and Rs 9 lakh for 2014-15, RTI reply revealed. Interestingly, University used a sum of Rs one crore out of the Infrastructure Fund to pay the electricity bill for the year 2013-14, RTI further revealed. Lamenting the University authorities for spending huge sum of money on electricity and telephone bills, Choudhary said least of money is being spent on promoting academics and research work in the University while more stress is laid on ensuring comfort to the teachers and officers at the expense of students' welfare. Choudhary urged the Chancellor Governor N N Vohra and Pro-Chancellor Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed to look into the matter and fix a ceiling on the expenditures so that University authorities won't be able to plunder the University exchequer at their will. He also flayed the Vice Chancellor Prof R D Sharma and other authorities for looting the University money for their personal comforts   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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