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| CAG criticizes functioning of KU | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Mar 11: As against the intake capacity of 19278 students the university of Kashmir admitted only 16603 students for the academic years 2008 to 2012 though 177816 had applied for admission during these academic years. This was revealed by the Comptroller and Auditor General in its latest report tabled in the stature legislature recently. The CAG report reveals that the change of results on revaluation ranged between 24 to 32 per cent which indicated that the evaluation of answer scripts was not made correctly. The Report said out of 77 research projects to be completed by March 2013, only 16 projects had been completed. 11 projects on which an expenditure of Rs. 62.24 Lakh was incurred were abandoned midway. The report further reveals that the university had not prepared its consolidated annual accounts since inception. The finances were scattered in as many as 123 different accounts.
It said injudicious decision relating to acquisition of 300 kanals of land have caused financial burden of Rs. 71.73 crore.
It further said the construction of 137 building projects (expenditure of Rs.31.57 crore) was undertaken without formulation and approval of plans. Supplimentary agreements for additional works amounting to Rs. 23.88 crore were irregularly made with contractors on already allotted rates and works were got executed without calling for fresh tenders.
It said the shortfall in teaching faculty ranged between 23 to 35 percent during 2008-09 to 2012-13. The ratio of teaching and non-teaching staff was higher than the prescribed norms by UGC.
It said the working of the university was last reviewed and commented upon in the report of CAG of India for the year ended March 2001. The report was partly discussed by the Committee on Public accounts in November 2005 without any recommendations. A performance audit was undertaken between December 2012 to August 2013 by the Audit for the period from 2008-09 to 2012-13.
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