Delhi Govt Releases INR 100 Crore for 12 Fully-Funded DU Colleges; Check Details Here

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“Ever since the government led by Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal came to power in Delhi, the education sector has been given the largest share in the budget every year,” said Atishi.

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New Delhi: Education Minister Atishi has announced that the Delhi Government has released Rs 100 crore for the 12 Delhi University colleges it funds.

“Ever since the government led by Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal came to power in Delhi, the education sector has been given the largest share in the budget every year,” said Atishi.

She added that there are several universities in Delhi included in the higher education system of the Delhi government other than DU, including Ambedkar University, DTU, NSUT, DSEU, etc.

“In the financial year 2023-24, an amount of Rs 400 crores has been allocated by the government. Out of this, the first quarter of Rs 100 crores is being released today. It is the vision of Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal to provide access to quality higher education to every child in Delhi. To ensure the same the fund of these 12 colleges is being increased by the government every year,” she added

The Delhi Education Minister said, “Since the Kejriwal government came to power, the funds allocated to these colleges have tripled in the past 8 years. In 2014-15, these colleges were allocated Rs 132 crore, and today in 2023-24, the allocation has increased threefold to Rs 400 crore. There are issues of financial mismanagement in these colleges, but the Kejriwal government has decided that the teachers and students of these colleges should not suffer due to management or administrative flaws. Although some colleges are currently undergoing audits, the Delhi government is laying emphasis on the welfare of teachers, ensuring that they receive their salaries, medical benefits and pension benefits that were delayed due to financial mismanagement. Therefore, the Delhi government is issuing a fund of Rs 100 crore for these 12 colleges under the Delhi University.”

Twelve fully-funded colleges by the Delhi government are Acharya Narendra Dev College, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Bhagini Nivedita College, Bhaskaracharya College, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Maharaja Agrasen College, Maharshi Valmiki College of Education, Shaheed Rajguru College and Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies.

In the year 2014-15, the allocation to these colleges was Rs 132 crore. In the year 2015-16, Rs 147 crore were allocated to these colleges. In the year 2016-17, Rs 156 crore were allocated. In the year 2017-18, Rs 171 crore were allocated. In the year 2018-19, Rs 213 crore were allocated. In the year 2019-20, Rs 235 crore were allocated. In the year 2020-21, Rs 265 crore were allocated. In the year 2021-22, Rs 308 crore were allocated. In the year 2022-23, Rs 361 crore were allocated. This year, an amount of Rs 400 crore has been allocated to these 12 colleges so that they can establish better facilities for all the students studying in them.

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