Despite reminders, 27 Haryana colleges fail to pay for incinerators

Ravinder Saini

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Rohtak, January 31

Despite 10 reminders in the past over a year, as many as 27 government colleges in eight districts have not intimated the state authorities about making payment to a government firm for sanitary napkin incinerator machines that were installed on their campuses, over four years ago.

Firm asked to provide bills

• Sources said four incinerator machines costing Rs 32,438 per unit were installed in the colleges by M/s HLL Lifecare Limited between June 13 and August 2, 2019, to dispose of sanitary napkins in an environment friendly method by burning the pads and converting it into ash.
• These colleges are located in Bhiwani, Sonepat, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Panipat, Ambala, Karnal and Kaithal districts.
• Meanwhile, a DHE official said the firm had been asked to provide the bills to the principals of all 27 colleges so that they could make the payment at the earliest.

The Department of Higher Education (DHE) has again asked principals of such colleges to ensure the release of the total pending payment of Rs 1,29,752 from its computer and Radha Krishan Funds at the earliest. They have also been asked to inform the report branch in this regard.

These colleges are located in Bhiwani, Sonepat, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Panipat, Ambala, Karnal and Kaithal districts.

Sources said four incinerator machines costing Rs 32,438 per unit were installed in each of the colleges by M/s HLL Lifecare Limited between June 13 and August 2, 2019, to dispose of sanitary napkins in an environment friendly method by burning the pads and converting it into ash.

“The number of such colleges was higher than the present one when the DHE raised the issue over a year ago. Some of the college principals cleared the payment at that time but others put the issue on hold as it belonged to the previous academic session when they were not serving as the principal in the college concerned,” said the sources.

Interestingly, many college principals seemed to be reluctant in sharing any information about the matter when contacted to ascertain why the payment was not being made. One of the principals expressed ignorance about such a communiqué issued by the DHE while another washed off his hand stating that he was not the principal at that time hence he could not comment.

On being insisted, another principal said the bills of the incinerator machines were unavailable in the office. The payment could not be made without the bills. This was the reason behind the delay in clearing the dues, he added.

Meanwhile, a DHE official said the firm had been asked to provide the bills to the principals of all 27 colleges so that they could make the payment at the earliest.