VCs to have financial powers to carry out works, says Sisodia

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 22

The vice-chancellors of the Delhi Government-funded universities will soon be able to carry out works that cost up to Rs 5 crore, a move which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia described as a "major reform" to ensure "autonomy" of these institutions.

In a letter written to the department concerned, Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio, directed to ensure immediate delegation of power, sources said.

Vice-chancellors of these universities earlier did not have such financial powers and they were dependent on the government for sanction of works that they might need to undertake on an urgent basis.

Delhi Technological University and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University are among the universities that are fully funded by the Delhi Government.

"This is a major reform for ensuring the autonomy of universities funded by the Government of NCR of Delhi. The vice-chancellors of the universities can now take up new works up to Rs 5 crore.

"Further, for repair and maintenance, they will have full financial powers, if it is carried out through PWD," Sisodia said.

He also said that if some other agency performs the repair and maintenance, it is allowed up to Rs 1 crore per annum.